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... answers to these questions are very simple . There are few methods better suited to introduce a student to philosophy than to spend a little time with theology . The reason is that in most ages men have sought to answer philosophical ...
... answers to these questions are very simple . There are few methods better suited to introduce a student to philosophy than to spend a little time with theology . The reason is that in most ages men have sought to answer philosophical ...
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... answer is to carry the war into the enemy's camp : The question [ whether the appeal to happiness is a godless ethic ] depends upon what idea we have formed of the moral character of the Deity . If it be a true belief that God desires ...
... answer is to carry the war into the enemy's camp : The question [ whether the appeal to happiness is a godless ethic ] depends upon what idea we have formed of the moral character of the Deity . If it be a true belief that God desires ...
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... Answer : " I don't know . " " What acts are right ? " Answer : " I don't know . " " Is this particular act right ? " " Is any act whatever right ? " Answer : " I don't know . " Ethical skepticism is the belief that the answer to all ...
... Answer : " I don't know . " " What acts are right ? " Answer : " I don't know . " " Is this particular act right ? " " Is any act whatever right ? " Answer : " I don't know . " Ethical skepticism is the belief that the answer to all ...
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