Present Philosophical Tendencies: A Critical Survey of Naturalism, Idealism, Pragmatism, and Realism Together with a Synopsis of the Philosophy of William James, Page 464"To avoid any misunderstanding as to the scope of the present book, let me say at the outset that with the exception of the Appendix, it is a critique, rather than a history. I have attempted not merely to summarize, but to estimate, present philosophical tendencies; and my criticism is throughout based on the realistic philosophy which I set forth constructively only at the end"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved). |
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... Energy § 10. The Analytical Version of Scientific Concepts CHAPTER IV . NAÏVE AND CRITICAL NATURALISM . § 1. The Two Varieties of Naturalism . § 2. Three Characteristic Philosophical Errors . " The Specula- tive Dogma ' § 3. ' Pseudo ...
... Energy § 10. The Analytical Version of Scientific Concepts CHAPTER IV . NAÏVE AND CRITICAL NATURALISM . § 1. The Two Varieties of Naturalism . § 2. Three Characteristic Philosophical Errors . " The Specula- tive Dogma ' § 3. ' Pseudo ...
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... good . Hence it 1 G. K. Chesterton , Orthodoxy , p . 67 . follows that these moods may confront one another dramati- cally THEORY AND BELIEF The Conservation of Energy The Argument from 'the Ego-centric Predicament' ཱ་ཚོ.
... good . Hence it 1 G. K. Chesterton , Orthodoxy , p . 67 . follows that these moods may confront one another dramati- cally THEORY AND BELIEF The Conservation of Energy The Argument from 'the Ego-centric Predicament' ཱ་ཚོ.
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... energy , ' in relation to the empirical facts which they are intended to describe . Illustrations of Scientific Method . Galileo's Con- celeration - §7 . It has been said that modern science came " down from heaven to earth along the ...
... energy , ' in relation to the empirical facts which they are intended to describe . Illustrations of Scientific Method . Galileo's Con- celeration - §7 . It has been said that modern science came " down from heaven to earth along the ...
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... the space - time - filling prop- tion of Energy erties , such as heat , light , etc ? Is there any underlying identity or permanence that relates such changes to motion and to one another ? The answer 58 PRESENT PHILOSOPHICAL TENDENCIES.
... the space - time - filling prop- tion of Energy erties , such as heat , light , etc ? Is there any underlying identity or permanence that relates such changes to motion and to one another ? The answer 58 PRESENT PHILOSOPHICAL TENDENCIES.
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... energy . ' A body held at a certain distance from the earth's surface will , if allowed to fall , acquire a certain kinetic energy ( m2 ) , proportional to the distance and the force exerted by the earth ( ps ) . In that the falling ...
... energy . ' A body held at a certain distance from the earth's surface will , if allowed to fall , acquire a certain kinetic energy ( m2 ) , proportional to the distance and the force exerted by the earth ( ps ) . In that the falling ...
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