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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... specific value , through which this more funda- mental value is realized ; and these more specific values require not only a difference of procedure , but even a certain incommensurability of terms . and Antagonism of Motive in Theory ...
... specific value , through which this more funda- mental value is realized ; and these more specific values require not only a difference of procedure , but even a certain incommensurability of terms . and Antagonism of Motive in Theory ...
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... specific value in belief , over and above the value of truth which it must have in common with knowledge . This value is that confidence and steadiness , without which no consecutive endeavor is possible . And since this is the case ...
... specific value in belief , over and above the value of truth which it must have in common with knowledge . This value is that confidence and steadiness , without which no consecutive endeavor is possible . And since this is the case ...
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... specific conditions which description must fulfil , if it is to be sufficient in the scientific sense . the first place , scientific description must reveal Scientific De- the general and constant features of its subject- matter . It is ...
... specific conditions which description must fulfil , if it is to be sufficient in the scientific sense . the first place , scientific description must reveal Scientific De- the general and constant features of its subject- matter . It is ...
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... specific respect ; in the respect , namely , that when one is converted into another , the sum of the two remains the same , and the amount of the second is such as to be again con- vertible into the same amount of the first . This may ...
... specific respect ; in the respect , namely , that when one is converted into another , the sum of the two remains the same , and the amount of the second is such as to be again con- vertible into the same amount of the first . This may ...
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... specific complexity or configuration , which is found in nature . And I judge that these concepts illustrate the motive of science ; which is simply to describe and record , with special reference to their unity and constancy , the ...
... specific complexity or configuration , which is found in nature . And I judge that these concepts illustrate the motive of science ; which is simply to describe and record , with special reference to their unity and constancy , the ...
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