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... proposition valid in most cases , to that which is asserted of a proposition which holds good in all ; as , for example , in the affirmation , “ all bodies are heavy . " When , on the contrary , strict universality characterizes a judg ...
... proposition valid in most cases , to that which is asserted of a proposition which holds good in all ; as , for example , in the affirmation , “ all bodies are heavy . " When , on the contrary , strict universality characterizes a judg ...
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... proposition can certainly be discerned by means of the principle of contradic- tion , this is possible only when another syn- thetical proposition precedes , from which the latter is deduced , but never of itself . Before all , be it ...
... proposition can certainly be discerned by means of the principle of contradic- tion , this is possible only when another syn- thetical proposition precedes , from which the latter is deduced , but never of itself . Before all , be it ...
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... proposition . For my concep- tion of straight , contains no notion of quantity , but is merely qualitative . The conception of the shortest is therefore wholly an addition , and by no analysis can it be extracted from our concep- tion ...
... proposition . For my concep- tion of straight , contains no notion of quantity , but is merely qualitative . The conception of the shortest is therefore wholly an addition , and by no analysis can it be extracted from our concep- tion ...
Contents
Socratic Wisdom 2 Bertrand Russell The Value of Philosophy Suggestions for Further Reading Part II Philosophy of Religion Introduction Can we pr... | 1 |
A Critique of the Cosmological Argument | 2 |
The Watch and the Watchmaker | 3 |
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