The Summing Up, Part 354, Volume 1This book represents Maugham's life and philosophy in his own words. It is autobiographical in nature, though most of the work is concerned with Maugham's unique and fascinating opinions on the theatre, writing, metaphysics and the interesting people he encountered in his long and successful career. |
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William Somerset Maugham. cause people do not naturally talk to themselves out loud ; he may not telescope events , by which he was able to accelerate his action , but must cause them to occur as deliberately as in real life ; he must ...
William Somerset Maugham. cause people do not naturally talk to themselves out loud ; he may not telescope events , by which he was able to accelerate his action , but must cause them to occur as deliberately as in real life ; he must ...
Page 268
... cause and since the universe exists it must have a cause and this cause is the Creator . A third , the argument from design , which Kant said was the clearest , oldest and best suited to human reason , is thus stated by one of the ...
... cause and since the universe exists it must have a cause and this cause is the Creator . A third , the argument from design , which Kant said was the clearest , oldest and best suited to human reason , is thus stated by one of the ...
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... cause and effect which could be perceived by the mind ; and of late the Principle of Indeterminacy , by bring- ing to view certain events to which apparently no causes can be assigned , has cast a doubt on the uni- versal efficacy of ...
... cause and effect which could be perceived by the mind ; and of late the Principle of Indeterminacy , by bring- ing to view certain events to which apparently no causes can be assigned , has cast a doubt on the uni- versal efficacy of ...
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