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What struck me most was his proof that originally thought is only used by the will as a means to its own end , and that only in the course of evolution does thought free itself and become an end in itself .
What struck me most was his proof that originally thought is only used by the will as a means to its own end , and that only in the course of evolution does thought free itself and become an end in itself .
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Ideas , judgments and conclusions , i.e. , thought , act as a means in the service of the will to live and dominate . Thought is originally only a means in the struggle for existence and to this extent only a biological function . 4 .
Ideas , judgments and conclusions , i.e. , thought , act as a means in the service of the will to live and dominate . Thought is originally only a means in the struggle for existence and to this extent only a biological function . 4 .
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That fictions in scientific thought have this character of utility is the kernel of our position , and distinguishes it fundamentally from previous positions , e.g. , Hume's or ( to a less extent ) Kant's . The essential element in a ...
That fictions in scientific thought have this character of utility is the kernel of our position , and distinguishes it fundamentally from previous positions , e.g. , Hume's or ( to a less extent ) Kant's . The essential element in a ...
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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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