Modern Civilisation in Relation to Christianity: A Series of EssaysWilliam Blackwood & Sons, 1864 - 128 sider |
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... greater number of those who have engaged in it . The investigation had become inevitable . It has been forced upon us . Curious and strange though it be , it is neverthe- less true that , while- " The proper study of mankind is man ...
... greater number of those who have engaged in it . The investigation had become inevitable . It has been forced upon us . Curious and strange though it be , it is neverthe- less true that , while- " The proper study of mankind is man ...
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... greater ; for both the affirmation and the denial alike betray Mr Mill's entire ignorance of the nature , the function , and the moral significance of self - sacrifice . " Utilitarianism , " says Mr Mill , " does recognise in human ...
... greater ; for both the affirmation and the denial alike betray Mr Mill's entire ignorance of the nature , the function , and the moral significance of self - sacrifice . " Utilitarianism , " says Mr Mill , " does recognise in human ...
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... greater and greater scope for acting as they choose . In these circumstances there must be something to regulate choice - to restrain selfishness and passion . Something must come in the place of that Force or that Law , which in ruder ...
... greater and greater scope for acting as they choose . In these circumstances there must be something to regulate choice - to restrain selfishness and passion . Something must come in the place of that Force or that Law , which in ruder ...
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... greater as the range of personal liberty is extended . Hence , if the " influence of moral truths " is found , in any case to diminish with the progress of society , this , so far from meriting to be recognised as a law of that progress ...
... greater as the range of personal liberty is extended . Hence , if the " influence of moral truths " is found , in any case to diminish with the progress of society , this , so far from meriting to be recognised as a law of that progress ...
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... greater the exterior Civiliza- tion and refinement , only the more disastrous would this process be . Rome , during the decline of the Empire , presents us with a most impres- sive illustration of this . In such circumstances the moral ...
... greater the exterior Civiliza- tion and refinement , only the more disastrous would this process be . Rome , during the decline of the Empire , presents us with a most impres- sive illustration of this . In such circumstances the moral ...
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