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... nature , let us add , has aptitude enough for discerning what is true , and men in most cases do arrive at the truth . Consequently one who is skilled in discerning the truth can do well in weighing probabilities [ matters of opinion ] ...
... nature , let us add , has aptitude enough for discerning what is true , and men in most cases do arrive at the truth . Consequently one who is skilled in discerning the truth can do well in weighing probabilities [ matters of opinion ] ...
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... nature , language is a poor substitute for the realities which it attempts to represent . The real world is more complex , more colorful , more fluid , more multidimen- sional than the pale words of oversimplified signs used to convey ...
... nature , language is a poor substitute for the realities which it attempts to represent . The real world is more complex , more colorful , more fluid , more multidimen- sional than the pale words of oversimplified signs used to convey ...
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... nature . This is what makes literature , rightly sifted and selected and rightly studied.1 In short , literature is humane speech which has enduring values , nobility of purpose , weight of idea , and beauty of form . Since what we ...
... nature . This is what makes literature , rightly sifted and selected and rightly studied.1 In short , literature is humane speech which has enduring values , nobility of purpose , weight of idea , and beauty of form . Since what we ...
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ARISTOTLE | 3 |
WILLIAM NORWOOD BRIGANCE | 14 |
DANIEL KATZ | 20 |
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