Gateway to the Great Books: Philosophical essaysRobert Maynard Hutchins, Mortimer Jerome Adler Encyclopædia Britannica, 1963 - 644 pages Complements Great Books of the Western World; includes only short works and excerpts from longer works. |
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Page 148
... 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 . Rather his original idea of ...
... 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 . Rather his original idea of ...
Page 149
... definite kind or class even should it present itself under very unusual circumstances and in an obscure and disguised form . The idea that the selected trait is already plain to the mind and then is merely isolated from other traits ...
... definite kind or class even should it present itself under very unusual circumstances and in an obscure and disguised form . The idea that the selected trait is already plain to the mind and then is merely isolated from other traits ...
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Robert Maynard Hutchins, Mortimer Jerome Adler. 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 ...
Robert Maynard Hutchins, Mortimer Jerome Adler. 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 ...
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