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The elementary concepts are always the most difficult ones. Concepts such as “space,” “order,” “self,” “cause,” etc. present a perennial challenge to the philosophical mind. There is not even a consensus among the philosophers as to how these problems ought to be approached. Some think such concepts should be given a close logical analysis; others believe the key to understanding philosophical terms is in determining how they are used in ordinary language; others think that these concepts must be arranged in a system and the system with all its interconnections will make all clear.
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Davis, W.H. (1971). Conclusions. In: The Freewill Question. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3020-5_13
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