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Page 202
... perhaps nearer to the man ; perhaps rather more man . There is less of the individual , but more of the species , in me . My nature , which is absolutely unsuited for practical life , shows great aptitude for psychological study . It ...
... perhaps nearer to the man ; perhaps rather more man . There is less of the individual , but more of the species , in me . My nature , which is absolutely unsuited for practical life , shows great aptitude for psychological study . It ...
Page 300
... Perhaps he forgets that Japan and China prove the con- trary . But it is enough to determine him against atheism if it can be shown that a general atheism would bring about a lowering of the moral average . After all , how- ever , this ...
... Perhaps he forgets that Japan and China prove the con- trary . But it is enough to determine him against atheism if it can be shown that a general atheism would bring about a lowering of the moral average . After all , how- ever , this ...
Page 352
... Perhaps that of Madame Necker de Saussure , or Madame de Staël's " L'Allemagne . " To a Genevese , moral philosophy is still the most congenial and remunerative of studies . Intellec- tual seriousness is what suits us least ill ...
... Perhaps that of Madame Necker de Saussure , or Madame de Staël's " L'Allemagne . " To a Genevese , moral philosophy is still the most congenial and remunerative of studies . Intellec- tual seriousness is what suits us least ill ...
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