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... responsible for what we do . 3. So if determinism is true , we are not responsible for what we do . 4. But our belief in moral responsibility is self - evident , at least as strong as our belief in universal causality . 5. So if we ...
... responsible for what we do . 3. So if determinism is true , we are not responsible for what we do . 4. But our belief in moral responsibility is self - evident , at least as strong as our belief in universal causality . 5. So if we ...
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... responsible for her deed ? In ordinary life , after making a mistake , we say , " Chalk it up to experience . " Here we should say , " Chalk it up to the neurosis . " She could not help it if her neurosis forced her to act this way ...
... responsible for her deed ? In ordinary life , after making a mistake , we say , " Chalk it up to experience . " Here we should say , " Chalk it up to the neurosis . " She could not help it if her neurosis forced her to act this way ...
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... responsibility of his exis- tence rest on him . And when we say that a man is responsible for himself , we do not only mean that he is responsible for his own individuality , but that he is responsible for all men . The word ...
... responsibility of his exis- tence rest on him . And when we say that a man is responsible for himself , we do not only mean that he is responsible for his own individuality , but that he is responsible for all men . The word ...
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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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