The Problems of Philosophy: Introductory ReadingsWilliam P. Alston, Richard B. Brandt |
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... desire or not to desire the object competent to satisfy so lively a want ? It will no doubt be conceded , that it is impossible he should not be desirous to satisfy it ; but it will be said — if at this moment it is announced to him ...
... desire or not to desire the object competent to satisfy so lively a want ? It will no doubt be conceded , that it is impossible he should not be desirous to satisfy it ; but it will be said — if at this moment it is announced to him ...
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... desire ? Is he the master of preventing the qualities which render an object desirable from residing in it ? I shall be told : he ought to have learned to resist his passions ; to contract a habit of putting a curb on his desires . I ...
... desire ? Is he the master of preventing the qualities which render an object desirable from residing in it ? I shall be told : he ought to have learned to resist his passions ; to contract a habit of putting a curb on his desires . I ...
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... desire is strongest . The freedom which we ascribe to the agent is the freedom to put forth or refrain from putting forth the moral effort required to resist the pressure of desire and do what he thinks he ought to do . But then there ...
... desire is strongest . The freedom which we ascribe to the agent is the freedom to put forth or refrain from putting forth the moral effort required to resist the pressure of desire and do what he thinks he ought to do . But then there ...
Contents
The Inconceivability of Gods Nonexistence | 1 |
From Nature to | 2 |
A Critique of the Argument from Design | 3 |
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