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... namely , views which bear upon the philosophy of religion . I have done so under the conviction that no philosophy of the universe can satisfy the minds of thoughtful men which does not deal with such questions as inevi- tably force ...
... namely , views which bear upon the philosophy of religion . I have done so under the conviction that no philosophy of the universe can satisfy the minds of thoughtful men which does not deal with such questions as inevi- tably force ...
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... namely , the opposition of Ideas and Sensations , and the distinction of practical and speculative know- ledge . The opposition of Ideas and Sensations is ex- hibited to us in the antithesis of Theory and Fact , which are necessarily ...
... namely , the opposition of Ideas and Sensations , and the distinction of practical and speculative know- ledge . The opposition of Ideas and Sensations is ex- hibited to us in the antithesis of Theory and Fact , which are necessarily ...
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... namely , whether our knowledge be obtained by means of Sensation or of Ideas . of the doctrines which Plato most earnestly inculcated upon his countrymen was , that we do not know con- cerning sensible objects , but concerning ideas ...
... namely , whether our knowledge be obtained by means of Sensation or of Ideas . of the doctrines which Plato most earnestly inculcated upon his countrymen was , that we do not know con- cerning sensible objects , but concerning ideas ...
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... namely , " to explain the celestial phenomena by the combination of equable circular motions . " This demand of an ideal hypothesis which should exactly express the phenomena ( as well as they could then be observed ) , and from which ...
... namely , " to explain the celestial phenomena by the combination of equable circular motions . " This demand of an ideal hypothesis which should exactly express the phenomena ( as well as they could then be observed ) , and from which ...
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... namely , How can certain and permanent knowledge be possible for man , since all his knowledge must be derived from transient and fluctuating sensations ? And the answer given by this doctrine is , that certain and permanent knowledge ...
... namely , How can certain and permanent knowledge be possible for man , since all his knowledge must be derived from transient and fluctuating sensations ? And the answer given by this doctrine is , that certain and permanent knowledge ...
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