Basic Problems of Philosophy: Selected ReadingsDaniel J. Bronstein, Yervant Hovhannes Krikorian, Philip Paul Wiener |
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... people . There are , however , more than one authority , and different authorities conflict . Christians have their Bible , Jews their Talmud , Mohammedans their Koran . Which should be THE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION 499.
... people . There are , however , more than one authority , and different authorities conflict . Christians have their Bible , Jews their Talmud , Mohammedans their Koran . Which should be THE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION 499.
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... authority ? But an even graver difficulty confronts the authori- tarians : the need of justifying , rationally , the claim of authority . Why should one accept authority ? Especially those who are philosophically inclined tend to ...
... authority ? But an even graver difficulty confronts the authori- tarians : the need of justifying , rationally , the claim of authority . Why should one accept authority ? Especially those who are philosophically inclined tend to ...
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... authority is the weakest of all , where human authority is concerned , the argument from the authority of God , the revealer , is more solid and powerful than any other . And finally as the object of theology is he who is above all ...
... authority is the weakest of all , where human authority is concerned , the argument from the authority of God , the revealer , is more solid and powerful than any other . And finally as the object of theology is he who is above all ...
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CHAPTER | 1 |
On the Improvement of the Understanding Benedict | 30 |
INTRODUCTION | 68 |
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