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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... matter . A man may reconstruct his Weltanschauung - establish his world of thought upon a new foundation , and rearrange his order of values - without encountering any greater resist- ance than the inertia of his own habits . And such a ...
... matter . A man may reconstruct his Weltanschauung - establish his world of thought upon a new foundation , and rearrange his order of values - without encountering any greater resist- ance than the inertia of his own habits . And such a ...
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... matter or of one body from the vicinity of those bodies that are in immediate contact with it , or which we regard as at rest , to the vicinity of other bodies . " 1 Now , according to the Cartesian theory of planetary motion , the ...
... matter or of one body from the vicinity of those bodies that are in immediate contact with it , or which we regard as at rest , to the vicinity of other bodies . " 1 Now , according to the Cartesian theory of planetary motion , the ...
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... matter that rests with theorists , and more especially with those who are devoted to the examination of the most fundamental ideas . It happens , doubtless because these ideas have not as yet permitted of exact treatment , that there is ...
... matter that rests with theorists , and more especially with those who are devoted to the examination of the most fundamental ideas . It happens , doubtless because these ideas have not as yet permitted of exact treatment , that there is ...
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... matter to substitute one's own theory , however well - reasoned , for another man's belief . For the belief is a part of the believer's life , a condition of the confidence and hopefulness of his action . It is a mis- taken idea that ...
... matter to substitute one's own theory , however well - reasoned , for another man's belief . For the belief is a part of the believer's life , a condition of the confidence and hopefulness of his action . It is a mis- taken idea that ...
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... matter , and a differ- ence of motive . Their difference of subject - matter corre- sponds to the difference between proximate and ultimate causes . Physical science has to do with particular inter- relations and rearrangements among ...
... matter , and a differ- ence of motive . Their difference of subject - matter corre- sponds to the difference between proximate and ultimate causes . Physical science has to do with particular inter- relations and rearrangements among ...
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