The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 143Atlantic Monthly Company, 1929 - American essays |
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Page 78
... present and the past follows it or is it the other way , the past precedes the present ? If we conceive of time as something passing by us and bringing along with it our experiences , then the future must be ahead and therefore precede ...
... present and the past follows it or is it the other way , the past precedes the present ? If we conceive of time as something passing by us and bringing along with it our experiences , then the future must be ahead and therefore precede ...
Page 79
... present in a more general practical sense . S. If we would be scientific we must be exact , or ' strict , ' as you say . If you depend on a ' general ' conception , where will you draw the line ? C. That , of course , presents a diffi ...
... present in a more general practical sense . S. If we would be scientific we must be exact , or ' strict , ' as you say . If you depend on a ' general ' conception , where will you draw the line ? C. That , of course , presents a diffi ...
Page 673
... present sum required would be $ 82.19 . Differences of this sort in the interpretation of the present values of annuities do not , however , affect the general result of the settle- ment . The annuities are the thing , and they are not ...
... present sum required would be $ 82.19 . Differences of this sort in the interpretation of the present values of annuities do not , however , affect the general result of the settle- ment . The annuities are the thing , and they are not ...
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