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The mere size of a difference does not decide whether it deserves philosophic study
Drawn from what William James said
What William James actually said
- William James American philosopher and psychologist (1842 to 1910)
All that I object to is that he should think the mere size of a difference is capable of deciding whether that difference be or be not a fit subject for philosophic study.
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↗The Will to Believe, and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy (1879-1896)gutenberg.org
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