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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... whole structure . If there be a good in all belief , that good will be greater in such beliefs ; and if there be a motive which rallies men to the support of any belief , men will be moved most passionately when such beliefs are at ...
... whole structure . If there be a good in all belief , that good will be greater in such beliefs ; and if there be a motive which rallies men to the support of any belief , men will be moved most passionately when such beliefs are at ...
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... whole , and when , in spite of a growing worldliness , men could never wholly forget the saving of their souls . Is it any wonder , then , that men were shocked when they heard it said that the earth moved , that it was only the loose ...
... whole , and when , in spite of a growing worldliness , men could never wholly forget the saving of their souls . Is it any wonder , then , that men were shocked when they heard it said that the earth moved , that it was only the loose ...
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... of the Although , as Descartes himself Belief which he motion of the earth . 1 1596-1650 . afterwards affirmed , this doctrine was essential to his whole 16 PRESENT PHILOSOPHICAL TENDENCIES Descartes's Reconciliation of Theory and Belief.
... of the Although , as Descartes himself Belief which he motion of the earth . 1 1596-1650 . afterwards affirmed , this doctrine was essential to his whole 16 PRESENT PHILOSOPHICAL TENDENCIES Descartes's Reconciliation of Theory and Belief.
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... whole philosophy of nature , he at once abandoned the project . And when he returned to the topic in his Principles of Philosophy , he had found a way to reconcile his theory with the accepted belief . He defined motion as " the ...
... whole philosophy of nature , he at once abandoned the project . And when he returned to the topic in his Principles of Philosophy , he had found a way to reconcile his theory with the accepted belief . He defined motion as " the ...
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... whole , or with whatever may lie beyond nature and still belong to the environment of life . Their difference of form corre- sponds to that difference between theory and belief which we have just discussed . Science is the most con ...
... whole , or with whatever may lie beyond nature and still belong to the environment of life . Their difference of form corre- sponds to that difference between theory and belief which we have just discussed . Science is the most con ...
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