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... mind , the development of the animistic philosophy of religion , and the origin of rites and cere- monies , have been discussed in various papers and lectures , 1 before being treated at large and with a fuller array of facts in this ...
... mind , the development of the animistic philosophy of religion , and the origin of rites and cere- monies , have been discussed in various papers and lectures , 1 before being treated at large and with a fuller array of facts in this ...
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... mind , not readily swayed by rhetoric , moves freely under the pressure of facts . September , 1873 . E. B. T. PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION . IN this edition , while I have not found it needful to alter the general argument , the new ...
... mind , not readily swayed by rhetoric , moves freely under the pressure of facts . September , 1873 . E. B. T. PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION . IN this edition , while I have not found it needful to alter the general argument , the new ...
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... mind theories of personal character , reckoning what are likely to be the effects of new combinations , and giving to his reasoning the crowning character of true scientific enquiry , by taking it for granted that in so far as his ...
... mind theories of personal character , reckoning what are likely to be the effects of new combinations , and giving to his reasoning the crowning character of true scientific enquiry , by taking it for granted that in so far as his ...
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... mind . Of course he is bound to use his best judgment as to the trustworthiness of all authors he quotes , and if possible to obtain several accounts to certify each point in each locality . But it is over and above these measures of ...
... mind . Of course he is bound to use his best judgment as to the trustworthiness of all authors he quotes , and if possible to obtain several accounts to certify each point in each locality . But it is over and above these measures of ...
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... minds by efficient causes , but it is not ground for holding that the rites in question are profitable , the beliefs sound , and the history authentic . This may seem at the first glance a truism , but , in fact , it is the denial of a ...
... minds by efficient causes , but it is not ground for holding that the rites in question are profitable , the beliefs sound , and the history authentic . This may seem at the first glance a truism , but , in fact , it is the denial of a ...
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