Introductory Readings in MetaphysicsRichard Taylor |
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A. J. Ayer able absolutely absurd acted otherwise action actually answer appear argument argument from design Atheist behavior believe body Brahmin brain processes Brand Blanshard causal Cebes certainly choice conceive conception consciousness consider Contradiction cosmological argument course death Descartes Diodorus Cronus doubt eternal event everything example existence experience explain expression fact false feel follow freedom future Gilbert Ryle guess happen hence human Hume idea imagine immortal Infinite inner Intelligence kind knowledge laws living logical matter means measure mental merely metaphysics mind moral responsibility motion move NACIKETAS nature necessarily necessity never object observations occur passage view passing past perhaps person philosophers physical Pierre Gassendi Plato possible present problem proposition question R-statement reflection religion render seems Self-Existent sense Simmias simply Socrates soul space speak statement Stilpo substance sufficient reason suppose theory things Thou thought tion true truth understand University words YAMA