A Measure of Truth: The Realistic Idealism, Philosophy Based on Evidence

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Trafford Publishing, Nov 1, 2011 - Philosophy - 412 pages
Believe it or not, everyone has a personal philosophy. To some extent, everyone explores all the things philosophy explores. A life with a positive, uplifting philosophy will bring forth a life worth living. The Measure of Truth is a philosophy about humanity. It attempts to realistically resonate with our obligatory social and individual characteristics and, simultaneously, extrapolate ideals of love and compassion from the Judeo-Christian heritage. Finally, within our limited bubble of awareness, we can know where we come from, where we are, where we are going, and what things are possible.
 

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Contents

Section 1
1
Section 2
4
Section 3
11
Section 4
20
Section 5
37
Section 6
49
Section 7
63
Section 8
75
Section 16
192
Section 17
210
Section 18
238
Section 19
250
Section 20
269
Section 21
296
Section 22
318
Section 23
340

Section 9
86
Section 10
105
Section 11
111
Section 12
140
Section 13
152
Section 14
164
Section 15
180
Section 24
358
Section 25
365
Section 26
369
Section 27
379
Section 28
384
Section 29
387
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Ralph A. Hall
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Ralph Arthur Hall
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About the author (2011)

Although the idea of contributing to the body of philosophical thought had been on Dr. Hall’s mind from the time he was a young man, many of the concepts presented here originated from discussions among his friends and were later delineated from 1975 through 1994 when he passed away. During this time, I worked with Dr. Hall as an editor organizing his thoughts. By the end of that time, much work had been completed, and I built a website. I tested the work by posting portions of the book on Usenet, where challenging debate and criticism arose quickly. This has been a great learning period for me in that I was motivated to go to the sources myself to defend or reconsider parts of the book. A few parts have been deleted while other parts have been expanded. Everyone who comes to understand The Measure of Truth is invited to build on its foundation as I have.

Although the idea of contributing to the body of philosophical thought had been on Dr. Hall’s mind from the time he was a young man, many of the concepts presented here originated from discussions among his friends and were later delineated from 1975 through 1994 when he passed away. During this time, I worked with Dr. Hall as an editor organizing his thoughts. By the end of that time, much work had been completed, and I built a website. I tested the work by posting portions of the book on Usenet, where challenging debate and criticism arose quickly. This has been a great learning period for me in that I was motivated to go to the sources myself to defend or reconsider parts of the book. A few parts have been deleted while other parts have been expanded. Everyone who comes to understand The Measure of Truth is invited to build on its foundation as I have.

Bibliographic information

TitleA Measure of Truth: The Realistic Idealism, Philosophy Based on Evidence
AuthorRalph A. Hall
EditorAlden Bacuzmo
PublisherTrafford Publishing, 2011
ISBN1466901918, 9781466901919
Length412 pages
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Philosophy / General
  
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