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... truth and wisdom and ends in life lived in passion- ate moral and intellectual integrity . At least this is the classical philosophical ideal and the faith — a rational faith , I hope . Of course , this thesis about the worth of philoso ...
... truth and wisdom and ends in life lived in passion- ate moral and intellectual integrity . At least this is the classical philosophical ideal and the faith — a rational faith , I hope . Of course , this thesis about the worth of philoso ...
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... truth , then we need to know how we obtain the truth and justify our beliefs , how we judge propositions as true . The first issue that arises is whether we can possess any truth at all . To claim to know something is to claim to ...
... truth , then we need to know how we obtain the truth and justify our beliefs , how we judge propositions as true . The first issue that arises is whether we can possess any truth at all . To claim to know something is to claim to ...
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... truth , when they lead him ever so little out of the common road , I shall set down the reasons that made me doubt of the truth of that opinion , as an excuse for my mistake , if I be in one ; which I leave to be considered by those who ...
... truth , when they lead him ever so little out of the common road , I shall set down the reasons that made me doubt of the truth of that opinion , as an excuse for my mistake , if I be in one ; which I leave to be considered by those who ...
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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