Present Philosophical Tendencies: A Critical Survey of Naturalism, Idealism, Pragmatism, and Realism Together with a Synopsis of the Philosophy of William James |
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... follows that there is a legitimate and powerful incentive to belief , which may be distinguished from the love of truth . So that they are not wholly unreasonable who resent being robbed of their belief ; or , seeking to have it ...
... follows that there is a legitimate and powerful incentive to belief , which may be distinguished from the love of truth . So that they are not wholly unreasonable who resent being robbed of their belief ; or , seeking to have it ...
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... . There is a different motive in theory and in belief , a different human good . Hence it 1 G. K. Chesterton , Orthodoxy , p . 67 . follows that these moods may confront one another dramati- cally THEORY AND BELIEF 9.
... . There is a different motive in theory and in belief , a different human good . Hence it 1 G. K. Chesterton , Orthodoxy , p . 67 . follows that these moods may confront one another dramati- cally THEORY AND BELIEF 9.
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... follows that these moods may confront one another dramati- cally both in individual life and in the history of society . There is a party of theory and a party of belief , with a loyalty to each . It may be that in our own time , for ...
... follows that these moods may confront one another dramati- cally both in individual life and in the history of society . There is a party of theory and a party of belief , with a loyalty to each . It may be that in our own time , for ...
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... follows that a steadiness of belief is more indispen- sable to social than to individual action . Every variety of coöperation requires that men shall occupy common ground . The best partners , like the best friends , are those who can ...
... follows that a steadiness of belief is more indispen- sable to social than to individual action . Every variety of coöperation requires that men shall occupy common ground . The best partners , like the best friends , are those who can ...
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... follows that , while the vortex does move , the planet , in this case the earth , does not move , since it remains fixed in relation to the matter immediately adjacent to it . 1 Now why should Descartes attach importance to what we do ...
... follows that , while the vortex does move , the planet , in this case the earth , does not move , since it remains fixed in relation to the matter immediately adjacent to it . 1 Now why should Descartes attach importance to what we do ...
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