Theism as Grounded in Human Nature

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THE LOGIC OF DEFINITION: EXPLAINED AND APPLIED.

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CONTENTS.

FIRST COURSE OF LECTURES.

LECTURE I.

THEISTIC DOUBT : ITS NATURE, POSSIBILITY, AND LIMITS.