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Moon7296 Posted 14 years ago
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The speaker presents an empirical argument from the world of nature, his theme being that theories of virtue cannot stand up against contrary evidence from nature.
Q) What's the structure around the underline and the meaning of that part?
Q) What's the structure around the underline and the meaning of that part?
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It is a non-finite clause, whose equivalent is this: The speaker presents an empirical argument from the world of nature, [because; and] his theme is that theories of virtue cannot stand up against contrary evidence from nature.
- It is a non-finite clause, whose equivalent is this: The speaker presents an empirical argument from the world of nature, [because; and] his theme is that theories of virtue cannot stand up against contrary evidence from nature.
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It is a non-finite clause, whose equivalent is this:
The speaker presents an empirical argument from the world of nature, [because; and] his theme is that theories of virtue cannot stand up against contrary evidence from nature.
The speaker presents an empirical argument from the world of nature, [because; and] his theme is that theories of virtue cannot stand up against contrary evidence from nature.
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