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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... proving , but by assuming . There is an urgency and brevity about life that makes it impossible that one should give the rein to one's critical powers or weigh every affirmation in the delicate balance of logic . I hope it is clear that ...
... proving , but by assuming . There is an urgency and brevity about life that makes it impossible that one should give the rein to one's critical powers or weigh every affirmation in the delicate balance of logic . I hope it is clear that ...
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... proved , and to which the great majority of men are wholly and irrevocably committed . It is less enlight- ened to despise him as the enemy of truth than to pay him some respect as the friend of peace and order . of Belief § 4. We shall ...
... proved , and to which the great majority of men are wholly and irrevocably committed . It is less enlight- ened to despise him as the enemy of truth than to pay him some respect as the friend of peace and order . of Belief § 4. We shall ...
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... Thus we are swift to condemn the Inquisition of the seventeenth century , and the compromises of Galileo and Descartes . The catholic orthodoxy of the time has been proved wrong 12 PRESENT PHILOSOPHICAL TENDENCIES ΤΟ.
... Thus we are swift to condemn the Inquisition of the seventeenth century , and the compromises of Galileo and Descartes . The catholic orthodoxy of the time has been proved wrong 12 PRESENT PHILOSOPHICAL TENDENCIES ΤΟ.
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... proved wrong , cruelly and fatuously wrong ; and Galileo and Descartes doubtless lost an opportunity of displaying the heroism of Bruno and Spinoza . But a powerful motive of the drama will have been reduced to a nullity , if it be ...
... proved wrong , cruelly and fatuously wrong ; and Galileo and Descartes doubtless lost an opportunity of displaying the heroism of Bruno and Spinoza . But a powerful motive of the drama will have been reduced to a nullity , if it be ...
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... proved beyond doubt by the most personal of his writings , the famous Discourse on Method . There he concludes that just as when we propose to rebuild the house in which we live , we must nevertheless occupy some quarters while the work ...
... proved beyond doubt by the most personal of his writings , the famous Discourse on Method . There he concludes that just as when we propose to rebuild the house in which we live , we must nevertheless occupy some quarters while the work ...
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