Principles and Problems of Right Thinking: A Textbook for Logic, Reflective Thinking, and Orientation CoursesHarper & brothers, 1931 - 529 pages |
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Page 193
... suppose that this is the premise meant ; if not , assume the premise most similar to it in meaning that might plausibly function in the reasoning . Of course when the context of the argument is at hand we can usually tell without the ...
... suppose that this is the premise meant ; if not , assume the premise most similar to it in meaning that might plausibly function in the reasoning . Of course when the context of the argument is at hand we can usually tell without the ...
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... Suppose a body is projected vertically into the air - what is the law of its motion ? tion Apparently , the same acceleration toward the earth obtains in its case , and this acceleration , in a time which depends on its original ...
... Suppose a body is projected vertically into the air - what is the law of its motion ? tion Apparently , the same acceleration toward the earth obtains in its case , and this acceleration , in a time which depends on its original ...
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... suppose that their ing con- enterprise was logically similar to that of the scientist . It ap- pealed ultimately to objective facts , just as science did , though the facts might be of a different and more baffling sort ; the two could ...
... suppose that their ing con- enterprise was logically similar to that of the scientist . It ap- pealed ultimately to objective facts , just as science did , though the facts might be of a different and more baffling sort ; the two could ...
Contents
THINKING AND RIGHT THINKING | 3 |
REFLECTIVE THINKING AND ITS ALTERNATIVES | 18 |
HINDRANCES AND AIDS TO RIGHT THINKING | 31 |
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