Principles and Problems of Right Thinking: A Textbook for Logic, Reflective Thinking, and Orientation CoursesHarper & brothers, 1931 - 529 pages |
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... specific conditions of verification . For in that case it will problem show definite characteristics not necessarily demanded in the specific case of other types of problem , and the statement of these char- acteristics will amount to a ...
... specific conditions of verification . For in that case it will problem show definite characteristics not necessarily demanded in the specific case of other types of problem , and the statement of these char- acteristics will amount to a ...
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... specific beliefs about specific con- nections of things , although the principles pertinently apply to all verification of explanatory ideas . But it will be recalled that one of the human needs expressed in the search for true ex ...
... specific beliefs about specific con- nections of things , although the principles pertinently apply to all verification of explanatory ideas . But it will be recalled that one of the human needs expressed in the search for true ex ...
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... specific laws . They are not verified directly , as is the case with the latter , but only indi- rectly through the verification of the latter ; their ability to of unify and imply all the specific laws embraced is their ultimate ...
... specific laws . They are not verified directly , as is the case with the latter , but only indi- rectly through the verification of the latter ; their ability to of unify and imply all the specific laws embraced is their ultimate ...
Contents
THINKING AND RIGHT THINKING | 3 |
REFLECTIVE THINKING AND ITS ALTERNATIVES | 18 |
HINDRANCES AND AIDS TO RIGHT THINKING | 31 |
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