Fisher's Ghost, and Other EssaysF.W. Cheshire, 1950 - 208 pages |
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... mind for the remainder of their lives . " Rousseau is borne out by present - day linguistics : language , perhaps unfortunately , is little influenced by thought ; but thought is influenced by language . Just as a child's own words are ...
... mind for the remainder of their lives . " Rousseau is borne out by present - day linguistics : language , perhaps unfortunately , is little influenced by thought ; but thought is influenced by language . Just as a child's own words are ...
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... minds . A city like Paris restores our faith in man ; nearly all its beauty – bridges , buildings , parks , trees ... mind . can make other and better ones ; whilst , in the spiritual realm , the world to - day still needs France as ...
... minds . A city like Paris restores our faith in man ; nearly all its beauty – bridges , buildings , parks , trees ... mind . can make other and better ones ; whilst , in the spiritual realm , the world to - day still needs France as ...
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... mind are not universal . Only philosophers once realised that things in general are not what they seem : modern ... mind so that it may look like a disembodied intelligence . Wells had the exploratory mind of the true adventurer . In his ...
... mind are not universal . Only philosophers once realised that things in general are not what they seem : modern ... mind so that it may look like a disembodied intelligence . Wells had the exploratory mind of the true adventurer . In his ...
Contents
FISHERS GHOSTTWO SIDELIGHTS | 1 |
THAT WORD AGAIN | 16 |
THE ESSENTIAL MURDOCH | 33 |
Copyright | |
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