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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 270
... truth and illusion thus approach one another is apparent . What we call truth is really only the most expedient form of error . It is an error to suppose that an absolute truth , an absolute criterion of knowledge and behavior , can be ...
... truth and illusion thus approach one another is apparent . What we call truth is really only the most expedient form of error . It is an error to suppose that an absolute truth , an absolute criterion of knowledge and behavior , can be ...
Page 362
... truth . But my truth is terrible , for hitherto lies have been called truth . " The transvaluation of all values " is my formula for mankind's act of highest self - recognition . I contradict as no one has contradicted before . For when ...
... truth . But my truth is terrible , for hitherto lies have been called truth . " The transvaluation of all values " is my formula for mankind's act of highest self - recognition . I contradict as no one has contradicted before . For when ...
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