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It is not only the leader of men , statesman , philosopher , or poet , that has this duty to mankind . Every rustic who delivers in the village alehouse his slow infrequent sentences , may help to kill or keep alive the fatal ...
It is not only the leader of men , statesman , philosopher , or poet , that has this duty to mankind . Every rustic who delivers in the village alehouse his slow infrequent sentences , may help to kill or keep alive the fatal ...
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The division of virtues to which we are nowadays most accustomed is into duties : duties toward God ; duties toward other men ; duties toward ... And we are now in a position to explain what is meant by duty or moral obligation .
The division of virtues to which we are nowadays most accustomed is into duties : duties toward God ; duties toward other men ; duties toward ... And we are now in a position to explain what is meant by duty or moral obligation .
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In order to define more closely the notion of a good will , we will consider the wider notion of duty which includes the notion of a good will . To have moral worth an act must be done from a sense of duty alone .
In order to define more closely the notion of a good will , we will consider the wider notion of duty which includes the notion of a good will . To have moral worth an act must be done from a sense of duty alone .
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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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