Basic Problems of Philosophy: Selected ReadingsDaniel J. Bronstein, Yervant Hovhannes Krikorian, Philip Paul Wiener |
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... social existence and the possibilities of transforming it into a richer and fuller life for all . This problem was strikingly expressed in Rousseau's opening statement of his Social Contract : " Man is born free , but everywhere he is ...
... social existence and the possibilities of transforming it into a richer and fuller life for all . This problem was strikingly expressed in Rousseau's opening statement of his Social Contract : " Man is born free , but everywhere he is ...
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... social is often contrasted with Rousseau's belief in the innate or primi- tive goodness and strength of man's inherently social nature . These two opposing views of the characteristics of the state of nature rest on hypotheses about how ...
... social is often contrasted with Rousseau's belief in the innate or primi- tive goodness and strength of man's inherently social nature . These two opposing views of the characteristics of the state of nature rest on hypotheses about how ...
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... social improvement of the living conditions of the masses . The cardinal hypothesis of political liberalism is that the social functions of the state can be democratically developed through experimental and educational agencies . We ...
... social improvement of the living conditions of the masses . The cardinal hypothesis of political liberalism is that the social functions of the state can be democratically developed through experimental and educational agencies . We ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
On the Improvement of the Understanding Benedict | 30 |
INTRODUCTION | 68 |
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