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The Question of God: An Introduction and Sourcebook

Michael F. Palmer - Cosmology - 2001 - 388 pages
...concerning any matter of fact, when the witnesses contradict each other; when they are but few, or of a doubtful character; when they have an interest in what they affirm; when they deliver their testimony with hesitation, or, on the contrary, with too violent asseverations....
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Ten Great Works of Philosophy

Various - Philosophy - 2002 - 596 pages
...suspicion concerning any matter of fact when the witnesses contradict each other, when they are but few or of a doubtful character, when they have an interest in what they affirm, when they deliver their testimony with hesitation or, on the contrary, with too violent asseverations....
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The Enlightenment: A Sourcebook and Reader

Paul Hyland, Olga Gomez, Francesca Greensides - Enlightenment - 2003 - 496 pages
...concerning any matter of fact, when the witnesses contradict each other; when they are but few, or of a doubtful character; when they have an interest in what they affirm; when they deliver their testimony with hesitation, or on the contrary, with too violent asseverations....
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A Defense of Hume on Miracles

Robert J. Fogelin - Philosophy - 2010 - 128 pages
...concerning any matter of fact, when the witnesses contradict each other; when they are but few, or of a doubtful character; when they have an interest in what they affirm; when they deliver their testimony with hesitation, or on the contrary, with too violent asseverations....
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Scottish Philosophy: Selected Readings 1690-1960

Gordon Graham - Philosophy - 2004 - 264 pages
...suspicion concerning any matter of fact when the witnesses contradict each other; when they are but few or of a doubtful character: when they have an interest in what they affirm; when they deliver their testimony with hesitation, or, on the contrary, with too violent asseverations....
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On Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations: A Philosophical Companion

Samuel Fleischacker - Philosophy - 2009 - 352 pages
...any matter of fact," he says, "when the witnesses contradict each other; when they are but few, or of a doubtful character; when they have an interest in what they affirm; when they deliver their testimony with hesitation, or on the contrary, with too violent asseverations"...
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Essays: Moral, Political and Literary

David Hume - Philosophy - 2006 - 629 pages
...suspicion concerning any matter of fact when the witnesses contradict each other ; when they are but few or of a doubtful character : when they have an interest in what they affirm ; when they deliver their testimony with hesitation, or, on the contrary, with too violent asseverations....
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Hume: An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding: And Other Writings

Stephen Buckle - Philosophy - 2007 - 223 pages
...concerning any matter of fact, when the witnesses contradict each other; when they are but few, or of a doubtful character; when they have an interest in what they affirm; when they deliver [113] their testimony with hesitation, or on the contrary, with too violent asseverations.5...
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