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I understand a proposition if I know what observations I must make in order to establish its truth or falsity . This may be more succinctly expressed by saying that I understand a proposition when I know what facts would verify it .
I understand a proposition if I know what observations I must make in order to establish its truth or falsity . This may be more succinctly expressed by saying that I understand a proposition when I know what facts would verify it .
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Thus , to consider one of these categories , causation is a form of understanding , not a reality in its own right . ... The first of these is the attempt to speculate on the nature of the mind itself , to seek to understand the nature ...
Thus , to consider one of these categories , causation is a form of understanding , not a reality in its own right . ... The first of these is the attempt to speculate on the nature of the mind itself , to seek to understand the nature ...
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Social forces work like natural forces ; blindly , forcibly , destructively , so long as we do not understand and reckon with them . But when we understand them , when we grasp their action , their direction , their effects , it depends ...
Social forces work like natural forces ; blindly , forcibly , destructively , so long as we do not understand and reckon with them . But when we understand them , when we grasp their action , their direction , their effects , it depends ...
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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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