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B. Moral Philosophy Values Discussion of the philosophical nature of the world
we live in – things or processes? — has been unfashionable both for academic
philosophers and for ordinary people. Discussing the other main questions in ...
B. Moral Philosophy Values Discussion of the philosophical nature of the world
we live in – things or processes? — has been unfashionable both for academic
philosophers and for ordinary people. Discussing the other main questions in ...
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Or one might believe that nature consists of things, which have no value in
themselves, but values exist and from this fact one can deduce the existence of
God; this would be a—q—y. And so on. There are eight possible combinations,
and ...
Or one might believe that nature consists of things, which have no value in
themselves, but values exist and from this fact one can deduce the existence of
God; this would be a—q—y. And so on. There are eight possible combinations,
and ...
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At some points in the scheme, e.g. the output values assigned to the Faculties in
the first step, there are various semiobjective criteria which can be used; for
instance, projections from the actual numbers, or modifications introduced in the
light ...
At some points in the scheme, e.g. the output values assigned to the Faculties in
the first step, there are various semiobjective criteria which can be used; for
instance, projections from the actual numbers, or modifications introduced in the
light ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Tools for Thought |
| Author | Conrad Hal Waddington |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Cape, 1977 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 8 Oct 2009 |
| ISBN | 0224010778, 9780224010771 |
| Length | 250 pages |
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