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title: 'Realism: Its Place in the Various Philosophies'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'James McCosh'
date: 1886-11-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Philosophy (General)'
- 'Epistemology'
- 'Metaphysics'
scriptures:
- 'Acts 17'
- 'Colossians 2'
- '1 Corinthians 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mccosh-1886-realism-its-place-in-the-various-philosophies
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# Realism: Its Place in the Various Philosophies

An 1886 essay examining 'Realism' in philosophy: defining its key positions, contrasting it with Idealism and Scepticism/Agnosticism, and tracing Greek antecedents.

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