Five Essays on Man and NatureAppleton-Century-Crofts, 1954 - 120 pages |
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... matter . Turgot31 said , " He that has never doubted the existence of matter , may be assured he has no aptitude for metaphysical inquiries . It fastens the attention upon immortal necessary uncreated natures , that is , upon Ideas ...
... matter . Turgot31 said , " He that has never doubted the existence of matter , may be assured he has no aptitude for metaphysical inquiries . It fastens the attention upon immortal necessary uncreated natures , that is , upon Ideas ...
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... matter ? Whence is it ? and Whereto ? The first of the questions only , the ideal theory answers . Idealism saith matter is a phenomenon , not a substance . Idealism a quaints us with the total disparity between the evidence our own ...
... matter ? Whence is it ? and Whereto ? The first of the questions only , the ideal theory answers . Idealism saith matter is a phenomenon , not a substance . Idealism a quaints us with the total disparity between the evidence our own ...
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... matter , mind , and morals ; in race , in retardations of strata , and in thought and character as well . It is everywhere bound or limitation . But Fate has its lord ; limitation its limits , -is different seen from above and from ...
... matter , mind , and morals ; in race , in retardations of strata , and in thought and character as well . It is everywhere bound or limitation . But Fate has its lord ; limitation its limits , -is different seen from above and from ...
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