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... Philosophy does matter . It matters particularly to those the great majority of mankind - whose life is devoted to bringing about changes of some kind or other in the world surrounding them ; even if these effects are of no more import ...
... Philosophy does matter . It matters particularly to those the great majority of mankind - whose life is devoted to bringing about changes of some kind or other in the world surrounding them ; even if these effects are of no more import ...
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... philosophy . He cannot even see to any purpose , let alone use language , unless there is built into his system some sort of model of the kinds of things or processes that he may expect to encounter . It's only when someone endows him ...
... philosophy . He cannot even see to any purpose , let alone use language , unless there is built into his system some sort of model of the kinds of things or processes that he may expect to encounter . It's only when someone endows him ...
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... 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 philosophy ...
... 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 philosophy ...
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