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... theory the exact counterpart of the scientific man's theory of the uni- verse , as it is commonly understood . I do not yet say that the theory is false , especially if it be rightly interpreted ; I am only showing what is the nature of ...
... theory the exact counterpart of the scientific man's theory of the uni- verse , as it is commonly understood . I do not yet say that the theory is false , especially if it be rightly interpreted ; I am only showing what is the nature of ...
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... theory is an endeavor to demonstrate the causal judgment by abstract reasoning ; in other words , to prove by argument that every event must have a cause . The attempt is vain , because our knowledge of causation is not involved or ...
... theory is an endeavor to demonstrate the causal judgment by abstract reasoning ; in other words , to prove by argument that every event must have a cause . The attempt is vain , because our knowledge of causation is not involved or ...
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... theory is not an empirical law , but a hypothetical one . He does not say , that an attractive force between the particles of matter ac- tually exists , but only that all bodies move or rest as if such a force existed . In respect to ...
... theory is not an empirical law , but a hypothetical one . He does not say , that an attractive force between the particles of matter ac- tually exists , but only that all bodies move or rest as if such a force existed . In respect to ...
Contents
THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND METAPHYSICAL | 1 |
THIS DISTINCTION APPLIED TO PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY | 25 |
CHAPTER VIII | 173 |
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