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... existence could not , however , be denied . By con- trast , the existence of continuing and independent materi- al objects and of continuing minds was extremely preca- rious ; analysis showed both to be no more than bundles of ...
... existence could not , however , be denied . By con- trast , the existence of continuing and independent materi- al objects and of continuing minds was extremely preca- rious ; analysis showed both to be no more than bundles of ...
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... existence by Hume and Kant in the 18th century . The ontological proof was under- mined by the contention that " being is not a real predi- cate " ; existence is not part of the concept of God in the way in which , for example , being ...
... existence by Hume and Kant in the 18th century . The ontological proof was under- mined by the contention that " being is not a real predi- cate " ; existence is not part of the concept of God in the way in which , for example , being ...
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... Existence is an unusual predicate for James ; it means that practical relationship of doing and concern within which things must be able to stand to men if they are to be counted as fundamentally real . James was not giving a ...
... Existence is an unusual predicate for James ; it means that practical relationship of doing and concern within which things must be able to stand to men if they are to be counted as fundamentally real . James was not giving a ...
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