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Page 303
... person to person ; that is , one and the same act could be both right and wrong provided merely that two persons had opposite feelings about it . But this is to rob morality of its categorical nature , to give as the defin- ing ...
... person to person ; that is , one and the same act could be both right and wrong provided merely that two persons had opposite feelings about it . But this is to rob morality of its categorical nature , to give as the defin- ing ...
Page 368
... persons , which will be obligatory upon all persons to accept . To this end we enquire concerning the grounds upon ... person , there can be no obligation . Wherever there is a claim , there is some obligation . It is hard for those ...
... persons , which will be obligatory upon all persons to accept . To this end we enquire concerning the grounds upon ... person , there can be no obligation . Wherever there is a claim , there is some obligation . It is hard for those ...
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... person or persons . But we can all make claims and have , therefore , the power to set up obligations . Whose claims shall take precedence ? Whose claims are to be the grounds for the obligation that is to be binding on all per- sons ...
... person or persons . But we can all make claims and have , therefore , the power to set up obligations . Whose claims shall take precedence ? Whose claims are to be the grounds for the obligation that is to be binding on all per- sons ...
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