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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 , when we have no desire of our own about forming it ; but it is of great consequence that we should not be prevented from forming such a desire by thinking the attainment im- practicable , and that if we have the desire , we ...
... character , when we have no desire of our own about forming it ; but it is of great consequence that we should not be prevented from forming such a desire by thinking the attainment im- practicable , and that if we have the desire , we ...
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... character , if by nothing else , the character passes on to its incarnation in new bodies . The Indian philosophers called character , as thus defined , " karma . ” It is this karma which passed from life to life and linked them in the ...
... character , if by nothing else , the character passes on to its incarnation in new bodies . The Indian philosophers called character , as thus defined , " karma . ” It is this karma which passed from life to life and linked them in the ...
Contents
Euthyphro Plato | 3 |
Two Meditations René Descartes | 18 |
Democracy | 23 |
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Readings in Philosophy John Herman Randall (Jr.),Justus Buchler,Evelyn Urban Shirk Snippet view - 1950 |
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