Religious and Moral Ideas in the Novels of George EliotUniversity of Wisconsin--Madison, 1963 - 398 pages |
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Page 39
... true , the beautiful , which outlive every generation and are all - pervading as the light which , vibrates from the remotest nebula to our own sun . This spirited plea for art for art's sake is reinforced by advice to have some worthy ...
... true , the beautiful , which outlive every generation and are all - pervading as the light which , vibrates from the remotest nebula to our own sun . This spirited plea for art for art's sake is reinforced by advice to have some worthy ...
Page 40
... true philosopher , on the other hand , is superior to the child because he con- structs his moral code out of the finest elements in human nature . He " gathers his rules of conduct , not from the suggestions of appetite , not from the ...
... true philosopher , on the other hand , is superior to the child because he con- structs his moral code out of the finest elements in human nature . He " gathers his rules of conduct , not from the suggestions of appetite , not from the ...
Page 84
... true moral development by perpetually sub- stituting something extrinsic as a motive to action , instead of the immediate impulse of love or justice , which alone makes an action truly moral . In her own life Eliot had sacrificed many ...
... true moral development by perpetually sub- stituting something extrinsic as a motive to action , instead of the immediate impulse of love or justice , which alone makes an action truly moral . In her own life Eliot had sacrificed many ...
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