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- noun Plural form of
constancy .
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It should be noted that the other historically influential attempts to account for the constancies was the sense-datum theory, which (in the case of the table) would posit a sense-datum that really is shiny and white, in addition to the brown table itself.
The Contents of Perception Siegel, Susanna 2005
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These were not perturbations of the soul, but rather 'constancies'; they were not opposed to reason, but were rather part of reason.
Guide to Stoicism St. George William Joseph Stock
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There are biological constancies -- we all have navels and really ugly pinkie toenails. ...
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The man must obey the ‘seven deficiencies’ follow the ‘eight benefits’ and observe the ‘five constancies.’
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What determines the success of a society in securing order is how well adapted it is to nature's constancies.
Xunzi Robins, Dan 2007
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Natural dao (often translated heavenly dao) is akin to what we would consider the constancies of science.
Taoism Hansen, Chad 2007
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That they “are walked” shows they are, in that sense, compatible with natural constancies.
Taoism Hansen, Chad 2007
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The problem presented by the constancies is to show how it is that the constant and varying features don't conflict in such a way as to make the experience falsidical (for having contradictory contents).
The Contents of Perception Siegel, Susanna 2005
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Here there were a few constancies, a family portrait, a picture of her parents 'home, a framed cloth hand-embroidered with the Star of David and "A good journey to you, Hanny, beloved" in Hebrew.
Starfarers Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1998
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From very early the child has means of expressing the achieved constancies of his experience.
A Psychological Issue Hawkins, David 1966
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