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Common terms and phrasesargument assert assume atom axioms behaviour belief body called causal laws causes common sense complete complex complex of compresence concept concerned confine confirmed connection consider consists defined degree of credibility different difficult effect egocentric particulars empirical evidence example exist expectation experience fact false falsehood find finite fire first five fundamental class given gramophone record happen hypothesis induction infinite instance interpretation involved justified kind knowledge language Leibniz logical mathematical matter means memory minimum vocabulary naïve realism observed occur ostensive definition perceived perception physical objects possible postulate premisses present principle probability proper names propositional function propositions protons qualities question reason reflected regard relation scientific inference sensation sentence shade of colour significance solipsism space space–time specious present statement structure suffice sufficient suppose theory theory of relativity things tion true truth valid verified words Bibliographic information
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