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... constitution and laws of the external universe , have for the most part vanished away before the touch of reality , and given place to the solid edifice of modern physical science ; while the loose induction of Socrates and PREFACE . xi.
... constitution and laws of the external universe , have for the most part vanished away before the touch of reality , and given place to the solid edifice of modern physical science ; while the loose induction of Socrates and PREFACE . xi.
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... external universe and of man as a part of the universe , that is , of the anatomy , the physiology and the habits of the human animal , there has been far less advance in the knowledge of man as a moral and intellectual being . Thus ...
... external universe and of man as a part of the universe , that is , of the anatomy , the physiology and the habits of the human animal , there has been far less advance in the knowledge of man as a moral and intellectual being . Thus ...
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... external to us , and entering in through the pores . These images were a kind of film consisting of the surface atoms which were continually floating off from all bodies without any disturbance of their mutual order , and were , so to ...
... external to us , and entering in through the pores . These images were a kind of film consisting of the surface atoms which were continually floating off from all bodies without any disturbance of their mutual order , and were , so to ...
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... external results beyond this . Where the end consists in such external result , the result is more important than the activity to which it is due . Now as there are many kinds of action and of art and science , there must also be many ...
... external results beyond this . Where the end consists in such external result , the result is more important than the activity to which it is due . Now as there are many kinds of action and of art and science , there must also be many ...
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... external considerations , permanent , trustful , built on similarity of tastes , and surpasses the other forms even in their special characteristics of utility and pleasantness . Such friendship is rare and slowly formed . The ...
... external considerations , permanent , trustful , built on similarity of tastes , and surpasses the other forms even in their special characteristics of utility and pleasantness . Such friendship is rare and slowly formed . The ...
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