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... 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 ? Modern ...
... 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 ? Modern ...
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... 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 . Better than a century later the French astronomer , LaPlace , wrote : We ought to ...
... 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 . Better than a century later the French astronomer , LaPlace , wrote : We ought to ...
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... present some sort of artifact , made by human skill , ingenuity , and imagination , which embodies in its sensuous , public medium - stone , wood , sounds , words , etc. - certain distinguishable elements and relations . Special ...
... present some sort of artifact , made by human skill , ingenuity , and imagination , which embodies in its sensuous , public medium - stone , wood , sounds , words , etc. - certain distinguishable elements and relations . Special ...
Contents
AN INTRODUCTION | 2 |
A Metaphysical Problem | 90 |
An Epistemological Problem | 169 |
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