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... individual , and it is he , and he alone , who decides what is true and what is untrue . If this is so , then it follows that the individual must be , in the most profound sense , in possession of his own freedom , for if the individual's ...
... individual , and it is he , and he alone , who decides what is true and what is untrue . If this is so , then it follows that the individual must be , in the most profound sense , in possession of his own freedom , for if the individual's ...
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... individual , free from the tyranny of the state church , to distinguish truth from error . The most famous of the tolerationist tracts is , of course , Milton's Areopagatica . But there were many others . 1o And perhaps the most ...
... individual , free from the tyranny of the state church , to distinguish truth from error . The most famous of the tolerationist tracts is , of course , Milton's Areopagatica . But there were many others . 1o And perhaps the most ...
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... individual must be free , not only from external constraints , but also from the tyranny of his own passions . At the core of all rationalisms rests an ontology which sees in man a radical dualism between reason and passion . This ...
... individual must be free , not only from external constraints , but also from the tyranny of his own passions . At the core of all rationalisms rests an ontology which sees in man a radical dualism between reason and passion . This ...
Contents
The World Vision of Revolutionary Independency | 50 |
The English Revolutionary Crisis | 60 |
Reason Triumphant | 94 |
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