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Freedom of the will , independence of causal necessity , is implied by this possibility . The assumption is as necessary as the moral law , in connection with which alone it is valid . Freedom and duty reciprocally imply each other .
Freedom of the will , independence of causal necessity , is implied by this possibility . The assumption is as necessary as the moral law , in connection with which alone it is valid . Freedom and duty reciprocally imply each other .
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In history , mind , or spirit , is engaged in working out the form and substance of freedom . Freedom is the capacity to act . It presupposes rules . Rules which permit the exercise and growth of the capacity to act are rules which ...
In history , mind , or spirit , is engaged in working out the form and substance of freedom . Freedom is the capacity to act . It presupposes rules . Rules which permit the exercise and growth of the capacity to act are rules which ...
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It is therefore the basis of freedom , since freedom is the capacity to act . This Hegelian freedom , with its deification of the state , is sometimes confused with freedom in the sense of “ permission ” or absence of restraint .
It is therefore the basis of freedom , since freedom is the capacity to act . This Hegelian freedom , with its deification of the state , is sometimes confused with freedom in the sense of “ permission ” or absence of restraint .
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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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