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... practical turn of mind , - -we shall not be surprised if there was much curiosity to learn the opinions of the most advanced thinkers , and much eager- ness to acquire the argumentative power by which a Zeno could make the worse cause ...
... practical turn of mind , - -we shall not be surprised if there was much curiosity to learn the opinions of the most advanced thinkers , and much eager- ness to acquire the argumentative power by which a Zeno could make the worse cause ...
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... practical side of his master's teaching . Holding that we can never be conscious of anything beyond our own feelings , he held of course that it was impossible to attain objective knowledge . We each have feelings of what we call ...
... practical side of his master's teaching . Holding that we can never be conscious of anything beyond our own feelings , he held of course that it was impossible to attain objective knowledge . We each have feelings of what we call ...
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... practical power over the mass of men . In addition to the extant Dialogues , we find references to lectures of a more esoteric character upon the Chief Good , in which the theory of Ideas seems to have been mixed up with quasi - Pythago ...
... practical power over the mass of men . In addition to the extant Dialogues , we find references to lectures of a more esoteric character upon the Chief Good , in which the theory of Ideas seems to have been mixed up with quasi - Pythago ...
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... practical model , or did he mean it for an ideal , which might guide or suggest legislation , but could not be actually realized in practice ? ' His own language seems to waver ; thus , while in vi . 502 it is stated that it is indeed ...
... practical model , or did he mean it for an ideal , which might guide or suggest legislation , but could not be actually realized in practice ? ' His own language seems to waver ; thus , while in vi . 502 it is stated that it is indeed ...
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... practical . Whether such a student be young in age or only childish in character , is immaterial , as his incompe- tence is not measured by length of time , but is due to his living , and pursuing his several objects , under the rule of ...
... practical . Whether such a student be young in age or only childish in character , is immaterial , as his incompe- tence is not measured by length of time , but is due to his living , and pursuing his several objects , under the rule of ...
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