An Introduction to Philosophical Inquiry: Contemporary and Classical SourcesJoseph Margolis |
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... character is formed for him , and not by him ; therefore his wishing that it had been formed differently is of no use ; he has no power to alter it . But this is a grand error . He has , to a certain extent , a power to alter his character ...
... character is formed for him , and not by him ; therefore his wishing that it had been formed differently is of no use ; he has no power to alter it . But this is a grand error . He has , to a certain extent , a power to alter his character ...
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... character , can not be the person who is supposed to feel discouraged or paralyzed by thinking himself unable to do it . The depressing effect of the fatalist doctrine can only be felt where there is a wish to do what that doctrine ...
... character , can not be the person who is supposed to feel discouraged or paralyzed by thinking himself unable to do it . The depressing effect of the fatalist doctrine can only be felt where there is a wish to do what that doctrine ...
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... character as so far formed , I cannot possibly regard the act itself as the expression of my character . On the other hand , introspection makes it equally clear that I am certain that it is I who choose ; that the act is not an ...
... character as so far formed , I cannot possibly regard the act itself as the expression of my character . On the other hand , introspection makes it equally clear that I am certain that it is I who choose ; that the act is not an ...
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PHILOSOPHICAL PERPLEXITY | 33 |
INTRODUCTION | 44 |
Religious Disputes | 99 |
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