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... existence we can infer by reason ? Take any action allow'd to be vicious : Wilful murder , for instance . Examine it in all lights , and see if you can find that matter of fact , or real existence , which you call vice . In which - ever ...
... existence we can infer by reason ? Take any action allow'd to be vicious : Wilful murder , for instance . Examine it in all lights , and see if you can find that matter of fact , or real existence , which you call vice . In which - ever ...
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... existence ' is to make a move in an argument , and argument is value - laden from start to finish . If no proof is offered , no proof is offered , and why should we believe ? If a proof is offered , the presumption is the value of proof ...
... existence ' is to make a move in an argument , and argument is value - laden from start to finish . If no proof is offered , no proof is offered , and why should we believe ? If a proof is offered , the presumption is the value of proof ...
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... existence of a great multiplicity of events , each minimal event being a logically self - subsistent entity " ( p . 282 ) . If the entities are connected , related , the monism vanishes , since there would then be both events and ...
... existence of a great multiplicity of events , each minimal event being a logically self - subsistent entity " ( p . 282 ) . If the entities are connected , related , the monism vanishes , since there would then be both events and ...
Contents
Fact and Monism | 9 |
Where Is Value? | 17 |
Proofs and Examples | 27 |
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