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title: 'McCosh on J.S. Mill and Fundamental Truth'
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authors:
- 'Lyman Hotchkiss Atwater, D.D., LL.D.'
date: 1866-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Epistemology'
- 'Philosophy'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 19'
- 'Proverbs 1'
- 'John 14'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/atwater-1866-mccosh-on-j-s-mill-and-fundamental-truth
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# McCosh on J.S. Mill and Fundamental Truth

Review of James McCosh’s critique of J.S. Mill and modern rationalism, defending common-sense realism and a priori truths against sensationalist, relativist, and nihilist doctrines.

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