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... questions of the form ' is it a or is it b ? ' ; and preferably a and b must be such that the answer should be clearly a or b , and not ' a bit of both ' . But a clear question is no use in itself if there is no available way of ...
... questions of the form ' is it a or is it b ? ' ; and preferably a and b must be such that the answer should be clearly a or b , and not ' a bit of both ' . But a clear question is no use in itself if there is no available way of ...
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... questions is not only the source of its strength , but also to some extent a limitation . Science does not not yet , and in some senses , not ever tell us all about everything . It is a systematization of the answers to those questions ...
... questions is not only the source of its strength , but also to some extent a limitation . Science does not not yet , and in some senses , not ever tell us all about everything . It is a systematization of the answers to those questions ...
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... question of degree , a question of judgment , a question of convention . Moreover , the importance it has by any of these criteria , change from moment to moment . This does not mean merely the numerical value assumed by the variable is ...
... question of degree , a question of judgment , a question of convention . Moreover , the importance it has by any of these criteria , change from moment to moment . This does not mean merely the numerical value assumed by the variable is ...
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