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Page 18
Fact for the metaphysician, however, is altogether more slippery. Different
metaphysicians see the world each in his separate way; what they take to be the
case is coloured by their metaphysical conceptions. There is no neutral body of
facts to ...
Fact for the metaphysician, however, is altogether more slippery. Different
metaphysicians see the world each in his separate way; what they take to be the
case is coloured by their metaphysical conceptions. There is no neutral body of
facts to ...
Page 19
He may be able to say what in the end is to count as fact, but if this involves him
in dismissing as illusory what instructed opinion generally takes to be real, his
triumph may be hollow. Whether he likes it or not, he has to frame a theory that
will ...
He may be able to say what in the end is to count as fact, but if this involves him
in dismissing as illusory what instructed opinion generally takes to be real, his
triumph may be hollow. Whether he likes it or not, he has to frame a theory that
will ...
Page 20
To assess probabilities in the light of established facts is too cautious for the
average metaphysical mind. ... Their objective is to give a reasoned account of
what exists or obtains, and for this purpose attention to fact is of course
indispensable.
To assess probabilities in the light of established facts is too cautious for the
average metaphysical mind. ... Their objective is to give a reasoned account of
what exists or obtains, and for this purpose attention to fact is of course
indispensable.
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CONTENTS METAPHYSICS 27 MEXICO | 27 |
MEXICO CITY | 51 |
MICHELANGELO | 55 |
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| Title | The New Encyclopaedia Britannica |
| Author | Encyclopaedia Britannica, inc |
| Edition | 15 |
| Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1997 |
| ISBN | 0852296339, 9780852296332 |
| Length | 1026 pages |
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