Reason and Responsibility: Readings in Some Basic Problems of PhilosophyJoel Feinberg, Russ Shafer-Landau The Tenth Edition of this leading, topically-organized anthology provides a superb balance of historical selections and recent material. The text covers reason and religious belief; human knowledge; mind and its place in nature; determinism; free will and responsibility; and morality and justice in five parts, with careful attention to opposing points of view. |
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Page 43
... allow that the proofs of Deity amounted to no more than a guess or conjecture . But is the whole adjustment of means to ends in a house and in the universe so slight a resemblance ? the economy of final causes ? the order , proportion ...
... allow that the proofs of Deity amounted to no more than a guess or conjecture . But is the whole adjustment of means to ends in a house and in the universe so slight a resemblance ? the economy of final causes ? the order , proportion ...
Page 68
... allow that , if pain be less frequent than plea- sure , it is infinitely more violent and durable . One hour of it is often able to outweigh a day , a week , a month of our common insipid enjoyments ; and how many days , weeks , and ...
... allow that , if pain be less frequent than plea- sure , it is infinitely more violent and durable . One hour of it is often able to outweigh a day , a week , a month of our common insipid enjoyments ; and how many days , weeks , and ...
Page 356
... allow me to finish . As I was saying , this case is unusual in a number of respects . And although I have severe reservations about this witness , I am prepared to adjourn this hearing until Friday to allow you both to prepare arguments ...
... allow me to finish . As I was saying , this case is unusual in a number of respects . And although I have severe reservations about this witness , I am prepared to adjourn this hearing until Friday to allow you both to prepare arguments ...
Contents
The Existence and Nature of | 6 |
Rebellion from The Brothers Karamazov | 84 |
Pascals Wager Defended | 118 |
Copyright | |
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