The Problems of Philosophy: Introductory ReadingsWilliam P. Alston, Richard B. Brandt |
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... simply what arouses certain kinds of feelings , say those of approval . What is wrong means simply what arouses resentment or disapproval . There is con- sequently no sense in asking whether a race of men is right in approving this or ...
... simply what arouses certain kinds of feelings , say those of approval . What is wrong means simply what arouses resentment or disapproval . There is con- sequently no sense in asking whether a race of men is right in approving this or ...
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... simply said , " You stole that money . " In adding that this action is wrong I am not making any further statement about it . I am simply evincing my moral disapproval of it . It is as if I had said , " You stole that money , " in a ...
... simply said , " You stole that money . " In adding that this action is wrong I am not making any further statement about it . I am simply evincing my moral disapproval of it . It is as if I had said , " You stole that money , " in a ...
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... simply from the definition of the terms contained in it , and this condition is fulfilled by the propositions of ... simply definitions , and that the theorems of a geometry are simply the logical consequences of these definitions . * A ...
... simply from the definition of the terms contained in it , and this condition is fulfilled by the propositions of ... simply definitions , and that the theorems of a geometry are simply the logical consequences of these definitions . * A ...
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The Inconceivability of Gods Nonexistence | 1 |
From Nature to | 2 |
A Critique of the Argument from Design | 3 |
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