The Nature of Metaphysical ThinkingMacmillan & Company Limited, 1945 - 238 pages |
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... notion of cause " itself is merely an analogical projection of our experiences of acting and willing , and should be discarded in more exact thought about nature . Here it should be displaced by the notion of " law " , by which is meant ...
... notion of cause " itself is merely an analogical projection of our experiences of acting and willing , and should be discarded in more exact thought about nature . Here it should be displaced by the notion of " law " , by which is meant ...
Page 90
... notion of " probability " need to be used with caution , especially by the layman ( as we observed above 1 ) . The difficulty perhaps is that these notions , drawn from relations of mathematical equations , present no intuitable content ...
... notion of " probability " need to be used with caution , especially by the layman ( as we observed above 1 ) . The difficulty perhaps is that these notions , drawn from relations of mathematical equations , present no intuitable content ...
Page 196
... notion . For concentrated attention means disregard of irrelevancies ; and such disregard can only be sustained by some sense of importance . " I Importance " is here connected with the notion of " relevance " . relevance " . And ...
... notion . For concentrated attention means disregard of irrelevancies ; and such disregard can only be sustained by some sense of importance . " I Importance " is here connected with the notion of " relevance " . relevance " . And ...
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A. N. WHITEHEAD absolute abstract awareness becomes called Cassirer categorical proposition character claim co-ordinated coherence concepts concerned concrete universal conscious constructions Cosmological Argument depends Descartes described developed distinction drawn elements empirical ence existence express fact faith forms of thought function Gestalt Gestalt theory Hegel Hence human idealism idealist ideas intellectual interpretation intrinsic nature judgments of importance kind knowledge logical mathematical matter mean merely metaphysical analogies metaphysical theory mind mode models naïve realism natural theology neo-orthodox notion objects organism pattern percipient activity perspective phenomenal phenomenalist philosophy physical feelings physiological possible prehension presuppositions principle Professor Professor Price propositions question realissimum reality relation relationship religion religious symbolism response revelation scientific scientific models seek sensations sense data sense perception sensory significant spirit structure suggest symbolic forms theologian things Thomist Thomist philosophy tion total assertion tradition transcendent truth universe Whitehead whole word