The Will to Believe, and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by William James

14 by William James, James, William, 1842-1910

Chapter 8: 1. We cannot eat our cake and have it; that is, the only real

Chapter 8: 1. We cannot eat our cake and have it; that is, the only real

contradiction there can be between thoughts is where one is true, the other false. When this happens, one must go forever; nor is there any 'higher synthesis' in which both can wholly revive.
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