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title: 'Philosophy of Reality: Should It Be Favored by America?'
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authors:
- 'James McCosh'
date: 1894-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Metaphysics'
- 'Epistemology'
- 'Theological Method'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 1'
- 'Psalms 19'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mccosh-1894-philosophy-of-reality-should-it-be-favored-by-america
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# Philosophy of Reality: Should It Be Favored by America?

McCosh defends philosophical realism: reality is apprehended by intuition and induction, critiquing Kant and Spencer's agnosticism and urging a realist American philosophy.

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