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 66
... relations of a thing , it teaches us to pass fluently from that thing to others , and pro tanto tinges it with the rational character ... relation of a thing to its future conse- quences . So long as an object is unusual , 66 William James.
... relations of a thing , it teaches us to pass fluently from that thing to others , and pro tanto tinges it with the rational character ... relation of a thing to its future conse- quences . So long as an object is unusual , 66 William James.
Page 142
... relation of means - consequence is the center and heart of all understanding . The operations by which things become understood as chairs , tables , shoes , hats , food illustrate the means - consequence relation from the " means " side ...
... relation of means - consequence is the center and heart of all understanding . The operations by which things become understood as chairs , tables , shoes , hats , food illustrate the means - consequence relation from the " means " side ...
Page 188
... relation to things is very limited . The suggestion of meanings by natural signs is limited to occasions of direct ... relation to specific meanings , we have overlooked another aspect , equally valuable . Signs not only mark off ...
... relation to things is very limited . The suggestion of meanings by natural signs is limited to occasions of direct ... relation to specific meanings , we have overlooked another aspect , equally valuable . Signs not only mark off ...
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JOHN ERSKINE | 1 |
WILLIAM KINGDON CLIFFORD | 14 |
WILLIAM JAMES | 37 |
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