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... experience of strenuously attending to an experience : " What is it that I see ? Is it an ' A ' ? Is it a ' B ' ? Or do I see an indistinct shape that no amount of concentration on my part will transform into an identifiable letter ...
... experience of strenuously attending to an experience : " What is it that I see ? Is it an ' A ' ? Is it a ' B ' ? Or do I see an indistinct shape that no amount of concentration on my part will transform into an identifiable letter ...
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... experience some psychological state , S , then x cannot fully understand propositions in which the term ' S ' or some synonym occurs . ( 2 ) If x cannot fully understand a proposition , p , then x cannot in any important sense be said ...
... experience some psychological state , S , then x cannot fully understand propositions in which the term ' S ' or some synonym occurs . ( 2 ) If x cannot fully understand a proposition , p , then x cannot in any important sense be said ...
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... experience to experience in a “ satisfactory " manner , without shocks or surprises . If you believe that the yellow object in your hand is a lemon and that ' lemon ' means , among other things , something whose juice is sour , then you ...
... experience to experience in a “ satisfactory " manner , without shocks or surprises . If you believe that the yellow object in your hand is a lemon and that ' lemon ' means , among other things , something whose juice is sour , then you ...
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PRELIMINARY EXPLANATIONS ON THE NATURE | 3 |
THE ARGUMENT WITH CEPHALUS | 36 |
THE ARGUMENT WITH THRASYMACHUS | 46 |
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