Principles and Problems of Right Thinking: A Textbook for Logic, Reflective Thinking, and Orientation CoursesHarper & brothers, 1931 - 529 pages |
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... considered others . It would take time to get it , and now I am at the job I want to finish . Shall I walk over to my neighbor's , who has just been doing a little building , and see if he has left a piece long enough for my need ? But ...
... considered others . It would take time to get it , and now I am at the job I want to finish . Shall I walk over to my neighbor's , who has just been doing a little building , and see if he has left a piece long enough for my need ? But ...
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... considered in their bearing on the fifth step , function as guiding principles of verification ? Remember that the action performed under the guidance of cal with : the selected suggestion determines in ordinary language whether we ...
... considered in their bearing on the fifth step , function as guiding principles of verification ? Remember that the action performed under the guidance of cal with : the selected suggestion determines in ordinary language whether we ...
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... considered merely in their internal structure as well as in their relation to other ideas ; other things being equal , the hypothesis involving fewer assumptions is taken to be true . No reason can be offered for making our reflective ...
... considered merely in their internal structure as well as in their relation to other ideas ; other things being equal , the hypothesis involving fewer assumptions is taken to be true . No reason can be offered for making our reflective ...
Contents
THINKING AND RIGHT THINKING | 3 |
REFLECTIVE THINKING AND ITS ALTERNATIVES | 18 |
HINDRANCES AND AIDS TO RIGHT THINKING | 31 |
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