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... nature of man . Although Defoe makes numerous statements about the nature of man and his motives and actions , his poem uses them to explain events and to argue " rights " rather than to do the reverse : to describe the nature of man ...
... nature of man . Although Defoe makes numerous statements about the nature of man and his motives and actions , his poem uses them to explain events and to argue " rights " rather than to do the reverse : to describe the nature of man ...
Page 83
... natural law , " the nature and limits of kingship , property rights , and the relationship between Church and state . As Hugh Trevor - Roper says , they had decided that history should be an explanation of social change illuminated by ...
... natural law , " the nature and limits of kingship , property rights , and the relationship between Church and state . As Hugh Trevor - Roper says , they had decided that history should be an explanation of social change illuminated by ...
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... nature leads men not only to discover but also to invent . Advances in navigation provide his most extended example . He relates how men observed the breast bone of the swan and designed the bottom of a ship , how they watched the ...
... nature leads men not only to discover but also to invent . Advances in navigation provide his most extended example . He relates how men observed the breast bone of the swan and designed the bottom of a ship , how they watched the ...
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