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They Become More Definite with Use . It is not true that the child's idea of each individual dog is clear and definite to begin with , and that his own dog is perceived by him with its full equipment of distinct qualities .
They Become More Definite with Use . It is not true that the child's idea of each individual dog is clear and definite to begin with , and that his own dog is perceived by him with its full equipment of distinct qualities .
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The idea that the selected trait is already plain to the mind and then is merely isolated from other traits equally definite puts the cart before the horse . It is selection as evidence or as a clue that gives a trait distinctness it ...
The idea that the selected trait is already plain to the mind and then is merely isolated from other traits equally definite puts the cart before the horse . It is selection as evidence or as a clue that gives a trait distinctness it ...
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whenever there is a definite word or form of speech , there is also a definite idea ; while , as a matter of fact , adults and children alike are capable of using even formulas that are verbally precise with only the vaguest and most ...
whenever there is a definite word or form of speech , there is also a definite idea ; while , as a matter of fact , adults and children alike are capable of using even formulas that are verbally precise with only the vaguest and most ...
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| Title | Gateway to the Great Books: Philosophical essays Volume 10 of Gateway to the Great Books, Robert Maynard Hutchins |
| Editors | Robert Maynard Hutchins, Mortimer Jerome Adler |
| Publisher | Encyclopędia Britannica, 1963 |
| Length | 644 pages |
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