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... become ' fact proof ' ; it just can't be refuted . But that which cannot be proved wrong by any conceivable experience is without meaning . The object of a state- ment , of an hypothesis , is to state which of two pos- sible ...
... become ' fact proof ' ; it just can't be refuted . But that which cannot be proved wrong by any conceivable experience is without meaning . The object of a state- ment , of an hypothesis , is to state which of two pos- sible ...
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... becoming involved in all the logical problems that surround the concept of ' self ' . What gives unity and ... become involved in problems of logic , still more so will he come face to face with the great problems of ethics ...
... becoming involved in all the logical problems that surround the concept of ' self ' . What gives unity and ... become involved in problems of logic , still more so will he come face to face with the great problems of ethics ...
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... become generally accepted and shown its usefulness , it forgets its humble origin . It begins to masquerade in the logical status of a fact . Something we can't query . Something which is the reality behind phenomena . Something which ...
... become generally accepted and shown its usefulness , it forgets its humble origin . It begins to masquerade in the logical status of a fact . Something we can't query . Something which is the reality behind phenomena . Something which ...
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SCIENCE AND PSYCHOLOGY | 25 |
CONCERNING BODY AND MIND | 57 |
HYPOTHESES AND PHILOSOPHY | 97 |
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