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Full Idea
The demonstrations of the metaphysicians are all moonshine.
Gist of Idea
The demonstrations of the metaphysicians are all moonshine
Source
Charles Sanders Peirce (Concerning the Author [1897], p.2)
Book Ref
Peirce,Charles Sanders: 'Philosophical Writings of Peirce', ed/tr. Buchler,Justus [Dover 1940], p.2
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14767 | The demonstrations of the metaphysicians are all moonshine [Peirce] |
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