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Page 94
... metaphysics and a flare for the practice of metaphysics are not widely diffused , but the gen- uine article , like a love for poetry or painting , is irrepressible once it has had a chance to take root . The readings which follow are in ...
... metaphysics and a flare for the practice of metaphysics are not widely diffused , but the gen- uine article , like a love for poetry or painting , is irrepressible once it has had a chance to take root . The readings which follow are in ...
Page 167
... METAPHYSICS FROM WILLIAM JAMES FROM SCHOPENHAUER TO JAMES . Our problem remains : Granted a distinction between appearance and reality , what is the ... METAPHYSICAL PROBLEM 167 The pragmatic approach to metaphysics - from William James.
... METAPHYSICS FROM WILLIAM JAMES FROM SCHOPENHAUER TO JAMES . Our problem remains : Granted a distinction between appearance and reality , what is the ... METAPHYSICAL PROBLEM 167 The pragmatic approach to metaphysics - from William James.
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... metaphysics worth studying , to pause , and , neglecting everything that has been done , to propose the preliminary question : Is metaphysics possible ? How does it come about that metaphysics , unlike other sciences , cannot obtain ...
... metaphysics worth studying , to pause , and , neglecting everything that has been done , to propose the preliminary question : Is metaphysics possible ? How does it come about that metaphysics , unlike other sciences , cannot obtain ...
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