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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... reason for this lies in the fact that a philosophy , unlike a polity , is an individual matter . A man may reconstruct his Weltanschauung - establish his world of thought upon a new foundation , and rearrange his order of values ...
... reason for this lies in the fact that a philosophy , unlike a polity , is an individual matter . A man may reconstruct his Weltanschauung - establish his world of thought upon a new foundation , and rearrange his order of values ...
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... reason that the theorist is not expected to put his theories into practice , he enjoys a certain irresponsibility . To him is allotted the task of examining a question on its merits , without reference to ulterior motives . He is ...
... reason that the theorist is not expected to put his theories into practice , he enjoys a certain irresponsibility . To him is allotted the task of examining a question on its merits , without reference to ulterior motives . He is ...
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... reasons ; whereas practically , if one were to adopt such a principle , one would never reach the first milestone . Intelligent living proceeds not by doubting , examining , experimenting , and proving , but by assuming . There is an ...
... reasons ; whereas practically , if one were to adopt such a principle , one would never reach the first milestone . Intelligent living proceeds not by doubting , examining , experimenting , and proving , but by assuming . There is an ...
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... reasons may be offered for the change . First of all , it is due to the high conductivity of modern society . The mood of one individual is transmitted with incredible rapidity to the entire community . The doubts , conjectures , and ...
... reasons may be offered for the change . First of all , it is due to the high conductivity of modern society . The mood of one individual is transmitted with incredible rapidity to the entire community . The doubts , conjectures , and ...
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... reason to fear that men may too easily believe what no one has ever believed before . Men with settled convictions may become as rare as were free - thinkers in an earlier time . And the consequences must be scarcely less detrimental to ...
... reason to fear that men may too easily believe what no one has ever believed before . Men with settled convictions may become as rare as were free - thinkers in an earlier time . And the consequences must be scarcely less detrimental to ...
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