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Mind and Matter

  • W. S. DUNCAN1 

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PERMIT me to correct a mistake on the part of Mr. Tupper (NATURE, vol. xv. p. 217), who, though starting with a correct notion that my letter (NATURE, vol. xv. p. 78) was intended to solve a problem, immediately fell into the error of regarding it as intended to prove an alleged fact.

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