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... facts telling their distribution throughout some portion of the world's history . The total number of facts of geogra- phy required to determine the world's history is probably finite ; theoretically , they could all be written down in ...
... facts telling their distribution throughout some portion of the world's history . The total number of facts of geogra- phy required to determine the world's history is probably finite ; theoretically , they could all be written down in ...
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... facts at other times than those recorded . It is difficult to imagine anything less interesting , or more different from the passionate delights of incomplete dis- covery . It is like climbing a high mountain and finding nothing at the ...
... facts at other times than those recorded . It is difficult to imagine anything less interesting , or more different from the passionate delights of incomplete dis- covery . It is like climbing a high mountain and finding nothing at the ...
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... facts of growth . Whoever considers conception , gestation , and infancy can- not seriously believe that the soul is an indivisible something , perfect and complete throughout this process . It is evident that it grows like the body ...
... facts of growth . Whoever considers conception , gestation , and infancy can- not seriously believe that the soul is an indivisible something , perfect and complete throughout this process . It is evident that it grows like the body ...
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... facts of our world , the sort of facts that are dealt with by astronomy . It is only facts on or near the surface of the earth that we can , to [ II ] NATURE AND MAN II.
... facts of our world , the sort of facts that are dealt with by astronomy . It is only facts on or near the surface of the earth that we can , to [ II ] NATURE AND MAN II.
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... sense of proportion and logical relevance . They regard the facts of life , which are personally interesting to us , as having a cosmic significance , not a significance confined to the earth's surface . Optimism and [ 15 ] NATURE AND MAN.
... sense of proportion and logical relevance . They regard the facts of life , which are personally interesting to us , as having a cosmic significance , not a significance confined to the earth's surface . Optimism and [ 15 ] NATURE AND MAN.
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