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... Necessity , Shelley said that " history , politics , morals , criticism , all grounds of reasonings , all principles of science alike assume the truth of the doctrine of Necessity ; the doctrine of Necessity tends to introduce a great ...
... Necessity , Shelley said that " history , politics , morals , criticism , all grounds of reasonings , all principles of science alike assume the truth of the doctrine of Necessity ; the doctrine of Necessity tends to introduce a great ...
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... Necessity and its impact on religion and morals powerfully influenced Shelley's youthful mind . It was Spinoza who gave direction to Shelley's thought about Necessity . His reading in Hume on the same subject only confirmed Shelley's ...
... Necessity and its impact on religion and morals powerfully influenced Shelley's youthful mind . It was Spinoza who gave direction to Shelley's thought about Necessity . His reading in Hume on the same subject only confirmed Shelley's ...
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... Necessity teaches us that in no case could any event have hap- pened otherwise than it did happen , and that , if God is the author of good , he is also the author of evil ; that , if he is entitled to our gratitude for the one , he is ...
... Necessity teaches us that in no case could any event have hap- pened otherwise than it did happen , and that , if God is the author of good , he is also the author of evil ; that , if he is entitled to our gratitude for the one , he is ...
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ESSAYS | 28 |
PROPOSALS FOR AN ASSOCIATION | 169 |
A VINDICATION | 181 |
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