The Problems of Philosophy · Character
George IV
British king used as an example in a logical puzzle.
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First appearance: xii truth and falsehood
George IV shows up with force in On Intuitive Knowledge. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Used as an example of fallacious memory: he came to believe he was at the Battle of Waterloo through repeated assertion, not genuine memory.
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