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It is recognized that they must enter in: so much concession is made to the
inescapable fact that we live in a world of things and persons. But I think that
observation of what goes on in some families and some schools would disclose
that some ...
It is recognized that they must enter in: so much concession is made to the
inescapable fact that we live in a world of things and persons. But I think that
observation of what goes on in some families and some schools would disclose
that some ...
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The statement that individuals live in a world means, in the concrete, that they live
in a series of situations. And when it is said that they live in these situations, the
meaning of the word “in” is different from its meaning when it is said that pennies
...
The statement that individuals live in a world means, in the concrete, that they live
in a series of situations. And when it is said that they live in these situations, the
meaning of the word “in” is different from its meaning when it is said that pennies
...
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We always live at the time we live and not at some other time, and only by
extracting at each present time the full meaning of each present experience are
we prepared for only preparation which in the long run amounts to anything. All
this ...
We always live at the time we live and not at some other time, and only by
extracting at each present time the full meaning of each present experience are
we prepared for only preparation which in the long run amounts to anything. All
this ...
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Contents
THE NEED OF A THEORY OF | 12 |
PERIENCE I | 16 |
CRITERIA OF EXPERIENCE | 23 |
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