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Page 264
... philosophers long without coming into touch with solipsism . Idealism is always trembling on the brink of it . The philosophers shy away from it like startled fawns , but their arguments continue to lead them back to it and so far as I ...
... philosophers long without coming into touch with solipsism . Idealism is always trembling on the brink of it . The philosophers shy away from it like startled fawns , but their arguments continue to lead them back to it and so far as I ...
Page 268
... philosophers stand back and refuse to give even tentative answers to these questions they shirk their responsi- bilities . Now , the most urgent problem that confronts the plain man is the problem of evil . It is curious to notice that ...
... philosophers stand back and refuse to give even tentative answers to these questions they shirk their responsi- bilities . Now , the most urgent problem that confronts the plain man is the problem of evil . It is curious to notice that ...
Page 281
... philosophers possess . One cannot but wonder , however , in what manner the philosophers will pass their time when their virtue has received its due reward , for the questions that occupied them during their sojourn on earth will ...
... philosophers possess . One cannot but wonder , however , in what manner the philosophers will pass their time when their virtue has received its due reward , for the questions that occupied them during their sojourn on earth will ...
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