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Page 83
... truth if those kinds of truths were really there , would be an irrational rule . That , for me , is the long and short of the logic of the situation . The great empiricists are only empiricists on reflection ; left to their instincts ...
... truth if those kinds of truths were really there , would be an irrational rule . That , for me , is the long and short of the logic of the situation . The great empiricists are only empiricists on reflection ; left to their instincts ...
Page 158
... truth or falsity , probability or improbability , by merely reflecting on their meaning . Their truth or falsity does not stare up at you from their meaning alone . If I say " There are mountains on the far side of the moon , " you do ...
... truth or falsity , probability or improbability , by merely reflecting on their meaning . Their truth or falsity does not stare up at you from their meaning alone . If I say " There are mountains on the far side of the moon , " you do ...
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... truth " may be regarded both as the expression of a certain sort of ethical feeling about truthfulness and as the expression of the command " Tell the truth . " The sentence " You ought to tell the truth " also involves the command ...
... truth " may be regarded both as the expression of a certain sort of ethical feeling about truthfulness and as the expression of the command " Tell the truth . " The sentence " You ought to tell the truth " also involves the command ...
Contents
AN INTRODUCTION | 2 |
A Metaphysical Problem | 90 |
An Epistemological Problem | 169 |
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