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Four reflections present themselves : 1. The first is this : Why not ? If a survey of modern philosophical thought leaves one bewildered , and if the survey has been representative , what is gained by closing one's eyes to the fact ?
Four reflections present themselves : 1. The first is this : Why not ? If a survey of modern philosophical thought leaves one bewildered , and if the survey has been representative , what is gained by closing one's eyes to the fact ?
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From this determinism it would follow that , given enough knowledge of the past and present one could predict all future events in the greatest detail . Hobbes is aware of this claim . It has been made , off and on , ever since his time ...
From this determinism it would follow that , given enough knowledge of the past and present one could predict all future events in the greatest detail . Hobbes is aware of this claim . It has been made , off and on , ever since his time ...
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of which need be present but most of which are , when we describe things as works of art . I shall call these the " criteria of recognition " of works of art . All of these have served as the defining criteria of the individual ...
of which need be present but most of which are , when we describe things as works of art . I shall call these the " criteria of recognition " of works of art . All of these have served as the defining criteria of the individual ...
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Contents
AN INTRODUCTION | 2 |
The principles of natural theologyfrom St Thomas Aquinas | 9 |
The religious wagerfrom Blaise Pascal | 22 |
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| Title | An Introduction to Modern Philosophy in Seven Philosophical Problems |
| Author | Alburey Castell |
| Edition | 2, reprint |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1963 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 12 Nov 2008 |
| Length | 560 pages |
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