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Could this principle become a universal law ? I see at once that it could not . As a universal law , it would contradict itself . For if this principle were a universal law , such promises would become impossible .
Could this principle become a universal law ? I see at once that it could not . As a universal law , it would contradict itself . For if this principle were a universal law , such promises would become impossible .
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It was something like this : The cultural history of mankind shows that aristocratic qualities flourish in the early stages of a culture and disappear gradually as that culture becomes old . In Homer's time , the Greeks were “ heroes ” ...
It was something like this : The cultural history of mankind shows that aristocratic qualities flourish in the early stages of a culture and disappear gradually as that culture becomes old . In Homer's time , the Greeks were “ heroes ” ...
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The intellectual creations of individual nations become common property . National one - sidedness and narrow - mindedness become more and more impossible , and from the numerous national and local literatures there arises a world ...
The intellectual creations of individual nations become common property . National one - sidedness and narrow - mindedness become more and more impossible , and from the numerous national and local literatures there arises a world ...
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Contents
AN INTRODUCTION | 2 |
The principles of natural theologyfrom St Thomas Aquinas | 9 |
The religious wagerfrom Blaise Pascal | 22 |
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| Title | An Introduction to Modern Philosophy in Seven Philosophical Problems |
| Author | Alburey Castell |
| Edition | 2, reprint |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1963 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 12 Nov 2008 |
| Length | 560 pages |
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