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... desire to prove this is a form of self - assertion and , like all self - assertion , it is an obstacle to the growth of Self which it desires , and of which the Self knows that it is capable . Self - assertion , in philosophic ...
... desire to prove this is a form of self - assertion and , like all self - assertion , it is an obstacle to the growth of Self which it desires , and of which the Self knows that it is capable . Self - assertion , in philosophic ...
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... desire or not to desire the object competent to satisfy so lively a want ? It will no doubt be con- ceded , that it is impossible he should not be de- sirous to satisfy it ; but it will be said — if at this moment it is announced to him ...
... desire or not to desire the object competent to satisfy so lively a want ? It will no doubt be con- ceded , that it is impossible he should not be de- sirous to satisfy it ; but it will be said — if at this moment it is announced to him ...
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... desire is not an instinct . A desire to live does not give you the knowledge required for living . And even man's desire to live is not automatic : your secret evil today is that that is the desire you do not hold . Your fear of death ...
... desire is not an instinct . A desire to live does not give you the knowledge required for living . And even man's desire to live is not automatic : your secret evil today is that that is the desire you do not hold . Your fear of death ...
Contents
Socratic Wisdom 2 Bertrand Russell The Value of Philosophy Suggestions for Further Reading Part II Philosophy of Religion Introduction Can we pr... | 1 |
A Critique of the Cosmological Argument | 2 |
The Watch and the Watchmaker | 3 |
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