...most crucial constraints in any scientific theory are independent of logic and mathematics per se. If this were not the case, there would be no need for scientific theories at all; mathematics alone would be sufficient. Mathematical constraints aside,...

...and irrational speech and interaction appear to be the rule rather than the exception in human life. If this were not the case, there would be no need for normative philosophy either. All would be as it ought to be. This objection is trivial because universal...

...consequences when the gamble proves unsuccessful.' TWA v. Independent Federation of Right Attendants. 489 US , 130 LRRM 2657, 2661 (1989). Further, proponents...forcing a strike; then, the employer hires permanent replacement workers for the striking employees; and finally, the employer withdraws recognition from...

...theories, is bound to be incomplete in many ways, and very likely to be inaccurate in more than a few. If this were not the case, there would be no need for a careful, quantitative, experimental science of psychology. With the possible exception of a few die-hard...

...from becoming aware of the degree to which you are secretly willing to indulge in feeling criticized. If this were not the case, there would be no need for you to react emotionally to being criticized— you would simply assess the criticism based on who...

...states of nature the firm will behave differently from how it would under 'spot market' conditions. If this were not the case, there would be no need for a stable shareholding commitment in the first place. Inasmuch as stable shareholding implies accepting...

...theories, is bound to be incomplete in many ways and very likely to be inaccurate in more than a few. If this were not the case, there would be no need for a careful, quantitative, experimental science of psychology. With the possible exception of a few diehard...

...theories, is bound to be incomplete in many ways, and very likely to be inaccurate in more than a few. If this were not the case, there would be no need for a careful, quantitative, experimental science of psychology. With the possible exception of a few die-hard...

...law, a function which applied as readily to matters of constitutional law as to ordinary legislation. If this were not the case, there would be no need for the special constitutional amendment mechanism identified in the Grondwet itself, for if the Volksraad...

...itself with them, feeds icself on them: it feeds itself on the truths that ir engenders" (PS 185; 136). If this were not the case, there would be no need for art, for there would be nothing that the work of art could add to such ecstatic experiences as involuntary...