The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy, Volume 2J. Faulder; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; J. Richardson; Wilkie and Robinson; J. Walker ... [etc.] ... and Constable and Company, Edinburgh, 1811 - Ethics |
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... truth , these extreme cases , which happen seldom , and hardly , when they do happen , admit of moral agency , are scarcely worth mentioning , much less discussing at length . The instance which approaches the nearest to the ...
... truth , these extreme cases , which happen seldom , and hardly , when they do happen , admit of moral agency , are scarcely worth mentioning , much less discussing at length . The instance which approaches the nearest to the ...
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... truth and ac- quiescence in the Divine counsels , more ac- ceptable , perhaps , than the most prostrate devotion ; afford an edifying example to all who observe them ; and may hope for a re- compense among the most arduous of hu- man ...
... truth and ac- quiescence in the Divine counsels , more ac- ceptable , perhaps , than the most prostrate devotion ; afford an edifying example to all who observe them ; and may hope for a re- compense among the most arduous of hu- man ...
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... truth : and still more difficult to explain , how in such , or in any circumstances , prodigality of life can be a virtue , if the preservation of it be a duty of our nature . This whole reasoning sets out from one error , namely , that ...
... truth : and still more difficult to explain , how in such , or in any circumstances , prodigality of life can be a virtue , if the preservation of it be a duty of our nature . This whole reasoning sets out from one error , namely , that ...
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... truth and weight they may be allowed to contain , rise many of them no higher than to negative arguments in favour of the propriety of addressing prayer to God . To prove that the efficacy of prayers is not inconsistent DUTY AND ...
... truth and weight they may be allowed to contain , rise many of them no higher than to negative arguments in favour of the propriety of addressing prayer to God . To prove that the efficacy of prayers is not inconsistent DUTY AND ...
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... truth , or falls short of his ideas of perfection . Beside the direct necessity of public wor- ship to the greater part of every Christian community ( supposing worship at all to be a Christian duty ) , there are other valuable ad ...
... truth , or falls short of his ideas of perfection . Beside the direct necessity of public wor- ship to the greater part of every Christian community ( supposing worship at all to be a Christian duty ) , there are other valuable ad ...
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