American Ethics: A Source Book from Edwards to DeweyAmerican Ethics: A Source Book From Edwards to Dewey presents a rich collection of 70 source readings in American Ethics from the early Puritans and their foremost spokesman Jonathan Edwards to the mid-twentieth century, the time of John Dewey's pragmatism and naturalism. Ethics has both a theoretical and practical interest, relating it directly to politics, religion, economics, science, and in fact all aspects of culture or social life. |
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... Doctrine of Original Sin Defended , originally published in 1758 , just shortly after Edwards ' death . The Puritan or Calvinist doctrine of original sin is here argued for , primarily against the writings of Dr. John Taylor . For the ...
... Doctrine of Original Sin Defended , originally published in 1758 , just shortly after Edwards ' death . The Puritan or Calvinist doctrine of original sin is here argued for , primarily against the writings of Dr. John Taylor . For the ...
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... Doctrine of Original Sin , & c . is against the doctrine of innate depravity . In p . 107 , S. he speaks of the convey- ance of a corrupt and sinful nature to Adam's posterity as the grand point to be proved by the maintainers of the ...
... Doctrine of Original Sin , & c . is against the doctrine of innate depravity . In p . 107 , S. he speaks of the convey- ance of a corrupt and sinful nature to Adam's posterity as the grand point to be proved by the maintainers of the ...
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... doctrines of human depravity and predestination . Channing's thought connects both Puritanism and the enlightenment to further developments in American thought such as the doctrine of self - reliance in Emerson's thought . Channing ...
... doctrines of human depravity and predestination . Channing's thought connects both Puritanism and the enlightenment to further developments in American thought such as the doctrine of self - reliance in Emerson's thought . Channing ...
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absolute action American Anne Bradstreet argument beauty believe benevolence called cause character Christian civil consciousness consequences Cotton Mather Declaration definist fallacy Devil Dewey divine divine grace doctrine Emerson Enlightenment eternal ethics evil existence experience expression fact faith Fate following selection freedom give God's grace hand hath heart hell human idea ideal Indian individual intellectual intelligence interest James Jefferson John Dewey Jonathan Edwards Josiah Royce justice live loyalty magnanimity mankind means mind moral nation natural rights naturalistic fallacy never object opinions original sin persons philosophy political practical pragmatism present principle problem Puritan question race reason religion religious Royce sense slavery slaves social society soul spirit tendency things Thomas Paine thought tion Transcendentalism Transcendentalist true virtue truth universe virtuous whole William William Ellery Channing William Penn woman women words