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... Necessity teaches us that ... if God is the author of good , He is also the author of evil . . . . He is also subject to the dominion of an immutable Necessity made man such as he is and then damned him for being so . " 13 In another ...
... Necessity teaches us that ... if God is the author of good , He is also the author of evil . . . . He is also subject to the dominion of an immutable Necessity made man such as he is and then damned him for being so . " 13 In another ...
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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 ...
... 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 ...
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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 ...
Contents
ESSAY ON | 9 |
THE NECESSITY OF ATHEISM | 37 |
PROPOSALS FOR AN ASSOCIATION | 60 |
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