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Samurai33 Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

, for then...

Please look at the following sentences:

"With respect to all the knowledge we gain by discovery, a live teacher can perform only on function.
He obviously cannot teach us that knowledge, for then we could not gain it by discovery."

the phrase "for then", does it mean "otherwise"
  

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No, it presumably means 'in that case'; however, the sentences you have quoted make no sense as they are written.

  • No, it presumably means 'in that case'; however, the sentences you have quoted make no sense as they are written.
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No, it presumably means 'in that case'; however, the sentences you have quoted make no sense as they are written.
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