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Page viii
... truth about the nature of human thought , and secondly , its application to the Greeks . In his inaugural lecture of 1931 , the general truth is enunciated thus : If we look beneath the surface of philosophical discussion , we find that ...
... truth about the nature of human thought , and secondly , its application to the Greeks . In his inaugural lecture of 1931 , the general truth is enunciated thus : If we look beneath the surface of philosophical discussion , we find that ...
Page 134
... truth- could be sorted out in their early years . This may be impracticable , like some other features of the ideal state . It may be that the human race is condemned never to see the end of trouble , because it will never find a way to ...
... truth- could be sorted out in their early years . This may be impracticable , like some other features of the ideal state . It may be that the human race is condemned never to see the end of trouble , because it will never find a way to ...
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... truth might be discoverable in the realm of morals as well as in the field of mathematical science . If so , it could be discovered by the exercise of intuitive reason , a faculty which he sometimes declares to be present in every human ...
... truth might be discoverable in the realm of morals as well as in the field of mathematical science . If so , it could be discovered by the exercise of intuitive reason , a faculty which he sometimes declares to be present in every human ...
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The Harmony of the Spheres 1930 | 14 |
The Unwritten Philosophy 1935 | 31 |
Platos Commonwealth 1935 | 47 |
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