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The book which bears this ambitious title is an essay in metaphysics on a phenomenalist basis. As was to be expected, the course of the inquiry leads the author to discuss most of the problems of philosophy. This fact may perhaps excuse any tardiness in this notice of the work, for it would be a poor compliment to the writer to offer an impression gained after a hasty reading. After two careful readings of this book I can say that, though I still disagree with the method and many of the conclusions, it is in my opinion one of the most important contributions to metaphysics which have appeared in recent years.
The Nature of the World
An Essay in Phenomenalist Metaphysics. By W. T. Stace. Pp. vii + 262. (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press; London: Oxford University Press, 1940.) 18s. 6d. net.
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MATTHEWS, W. The Nature of the World. Nature 147, 309 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1038/147309a0
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