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... thinking . Our next step will be to follow through on the matter of the meaning of important terms . At this point we resume our second reason for looking askance at magic words on the social nature of morality . V. TWO PHASES OF ...
... thinking . Our next step will be to follow through on the matter of the meaning of important terms . At this point we resume our second reason for looking askance at magic words on the social nature of morality . V. TWO PHASES OF ...
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... thinking people lack to contend seriously that right is whatever I approve , and that the approval makes it so . Such a theory about thinking proves too much . It locates all opinions on the same level , including the theory itself . On ...
... thinking people lack to contend seriously that right is whatever I approve , and that the approval makes it so . Such a theory about thinking proves too much . It locates all opinions on the same level , including the theory itself . On ...
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... thinking . Rationalization is the cynic's word . By it he tries to convince people that we never can do anything other than throw a canopy of plausibility over our prejudices . If that were true , not even the cynic should have ...
... thinking . Rationalization is the cynic's word . By it he tries to convince people that we never can do anything other than throw a canopy of plausibility over our prejudices . If that were true , not even the cynic should have ...
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A FAITH THAT LIVES | 1 |
FROM MORALS TO MORALITY | 20 |
MORALITY IS SOCIAL | 35 |
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