Basic Problems of Philosophy: Selected ReadingsDaniel J. Bronstein, Yervant Hovhannes Krikorian, Philip Paul Wiener |
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... effect of my proposed action , but I cannot have respect for it , just for this reason , that it is an effect and not an energy of will . Sim- ilarly , I cannot have respect for inclination , whether my own or another's ; I can at most ...
... effect of my proposed action , but I cannot have respect for it , just for this reason , that it is an effect and not an energy of will . Sim- ilarly , I cannot have respect for inclination , whether my own or another's ; I can at most ...
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... effect expected from it , nor in any principle of action which requires to borrow its motive from this expected effect . For all these effects— agreeableness of one's condition , and even the promotion of the happiness of others — could ...
... effect expected from it , nor in any principle of action which requires to borrow its motive from this expected effect . For all these effects— agreeableness of one's condition , and even the promotion of the happiness of others — could ...
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... effect , in all natural operations , is arbitrary , where we consult not ex- perience ; so must we also esteem the supposed tie or connexion between the cause and effect , which binds them together , and renders it impossible that any ...
... effect , in all natural operations , is arbitrary , where we consult not ex- perience ; so must we also esteem the supposed tie or connexion between the cause and effect , which binds them together , and renders it impossible that any ...
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CHAPTER | 1 |
On the Improvement of the Understanding Benedict | 30 |
INTRODUCTION | 68 |
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