Escape from EvilAn exploration of the natural history of evil. |
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... least we know what true re- ligion is , whereas these cosmic creators lived according to childish magic . I'll admit that our historical disenchantment is a burden that gives us a certain sober worldliness , but there is no valid ...
... least we know what true re- ligion is , whereas these cosmic creators lived according to childish magic . I'll admit that our historical disenchantment is a burden that gives us a certain sober worldliness , but there is no valid ...
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... least desirable part of the animal for himself . As Brown says , this was the core of truth in the myth of primitive communism . If someone had something you wanted , you asked for it and received it . But often this continuous gift ...
... least desirable part of the animal for himself . As Brown says , this was the core of truth in the myth of primitive communism . If someone had something you wanted , you asked for it and received it . But often this continuous gift ...
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... least try to make our hatreds of men intelligent and in- formed : we could work against the enemies of freedom , those who thrive on slavery , on the gullibilities and weaknesses of their fellow man , as Burke so eloquently argued.24 I ...
... least try to make our hatreds of men intelligent and in- formed : we could work against the enemies of freedom , those who thrive on slavery , on the gullibilities and weaknesses of their fellow man , as Burke so eloquently argued.24 I ...
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Ritual as Practical Technics | 6 |
Economics as Expiation | 26 |
The Origin of Inequality | 38 |
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