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... pain . It should seem rather that pain is something distinct from heat , and the consequence or effect of it . Phil .: Upon putting your hand near the fire , do you perceive one simple uniform sensation or two distinct sensations ? Hyl ...
... pain . It should seem rather that pain is something distinct from heat , and the consequence or effect of it . Phil .: Upon putting your hand near the fire , do you perceive one simple uniform sensation or two distinct sensations ? Hyl ...
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... pain . Phil .: I do not pretend that warmth is as great a pleasure as heat is a pain . But if you grant it to be even a small pleasure , it serves to make good my conclusion . Hyl .: I could rather call it an " indolence . " It seems to ...
... pain . Phil .: I do not pretend that warmth is as great a pleasure as heat is a pain . But if you grant it to be even a small pleasure , it serves to make good my conclusion . Hyl .: I could rather call it an " indolence . " It seems to ...
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The Quest for Truth Louis P. Pojman. without pain , is brave ; but he who feels pain at facing them is a coward . For moral virtue is concerned with pleasures and pains . It is plea- sure which makes us do what is base , and pain which ...
The Quest for Truth Louis P. Pojman. without pain , is brave ; but he who feels pain at facing them is a coward . For moral virtue is concerned with pleasures and pains . It is plea- sure which makes us do what is base , and pain which ...
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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