Proceedings of the British Academy, Volume 8British Academy, 1976 - Humanities |
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Page 305
... truth much as it has transformed the notion of consciousness . In the first place , there is a similar ambiguity in the term . The truth properly means the sum of all true propositions , what omniscience would assert , the whole ideal ...
... truth much as it has transformed the notion of consciousness . In the first place , there is a similar ambiguity in the term . The truth properly means the sum of all true propositions , what omniscience would assert , the whole ideal ...
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... truth regards only the future , since truth is said to arise by the verification of some presumption . Presumptions about the past can evidently never be verified ; at best they may be corroborated by fresh presumptions about the past ...
... truth regards only the future , since truth is said to arise by the verification of some presumption . Presumptions about the past can evidently never be verified ; at best they may be corroborated by fresh presumptions about the past ...
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... truth of things ; it is also the key to the only happiness that is worth having . The most impressive contrast to this type of thought — the contrast which most fully brings out its significance is not to be found in a system such as ...
... truth of things ; it is also the key to the only happiness that is worth having . The most impressive contrast to this type of thought — the contrast which most fully brings out its significance is not to be found in a system such as ...
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ANNUAL REPORT FOR 191617 | 33 |
ANNUAL REPORT FOR 191718 | 51 |
JACOB AND THE MANDRAKES BY J G FRAZER FELLOW OF | 57 |
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