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He has in himself the capacity of knowledge and happiness , yet he finds no last truth or satisfaction . I would lead him to desire it ; to be freed from passions , to know how his passions obscure his knowledge and his achievement of ...
He has in himself the capacity of knowledge and happiness , yet he finds no last truth or satisfaction . I would lead him to desire it ; to be freed from passions , to know how his passions obscure his knowledge and his achievement of ...
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I must repeat again , what critics seldom have the justice to acknowledge , that the happiness which forms the standard of what is right in conduct , is not the agent's own happiness but the happiness of all concerned .
I must repeat again , what critics seldom have the justice to acknowledge , that the happiness which forms the standard of what is right in conduct , is not the agent's own happiness but the happiness of all concerned .
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Happiness cannot be the rational purpose of life , because it is unattainable . Mill's answer : This objection , were it well founded , would go to the root of the matter ; for if no happiness is to be had at all by human beings ...
Happiness cannot be the rational purpose of life , because it is unattainable . Mill's answer : This objection , were it well founded , would go to the root of the matter ; for if no happiness is to be had at all by human beings ...
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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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