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... matter ; but river is jungle and jungle is river , for river and jungle are one . It does not seem impossible that ... matters . 68 BUT THE PLAIN MAN'S interest in philosophy is practical . He wants to know what is the value of life ...
... matter ; but river is jungle and jungle is river , for river and jungle are one . It does not seem impossible that ... matters . 68 BUT THE PLAIN MAN'S interest in philosophy is practical . He wants to know what is the value of life ...
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... matter is at present impossible . The plain man is justified in sitting on the fence , but perhaps he is prudent to keep his legs dangling on the side of determinism . 73 THE LIFE FORCE is vigorous . The delight that accompanies it ...
... matter is at present impossible . The plain man is justified in sitting on the fence , but perhaps he is prudent to keep his legs dangling on the side of determinism . 73 THE LIFE FORCE is vigorous . The delight that accompanies it ...
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... matter how one meets it . I do not think one can be blamed if one- hopes that one will not be aware of its imminence and be fortunate enough to undergo it without pain . I have always lived so much in the future that now though the ...
... matter how one meets it . I do not think one can be blamed if one- hopes that one will not be aware of its imminence and be fortunate enough to undergo it without pain . I have always lived so much in the future that now though the ...
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