Moral and Political PhilosophyT. & J. Allman, 1826 - 465 pages |
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... thing more than ornament they can make no claim . To propose them as serious arguments , gravely to attempt to establish or fortify a - moral duty by the testimony of a Greek or Roman poet , is to trifle with the attention of the reader ...
... thing more than ornament they can make no claim . To propose them as serious arguments , gravely to attempt to establish or fortify a - moral duty by the testimony of a Greek or Roman poet , is to trifle with the attention of the reader ...
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... thing , or subject of pro- perty . ' " The supposed property of the master in the slave , therefore , is matter of usurpation , not of right . ' It may be possible to deduce from these few adages , such a theory , of the primitive ...
... thing , or subject of pro- perty . ' " The supposed property of the master in the slave , therefore , is matter of usurpation , not of right . ' It may be possible to deduce from these few adages , such a theory , of the primitive ...
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... thing that I think . to be principally wanting in former treatises ; and perhaps the chief advantage which will be found in mine . I have examined no doubts , I have discussed no obscurities , I have encountered no errors , I have ...
... thing that I think . to be principally wanting in former treatises ; and perhaps the chief advantage which will be found in mine . I have examined no doubts , I have discussed no obscurities , I have encountered no errors , I have ...
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... thing ........ III . The question , Why am I obliged to keep my word ? resumed IV . The will of God V. The Divine benevolence VI . Utility .. VII . The necessity of general rules 13 26 33 35 36 38 40 43 .... 45 47 50 52 571 VIII . The ...
... thing ........ III . The question , Why am I obliged to keep my word ? resumed IV . The will of God V. The Divine benevolence VI . Utility .. VII . The necessity of general rules 13 26 33 35 36 38 40 43 .... 45 47 50 52 571 VIII . The ...
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... thing ; namely , that science which teaches men their duty and the reasons of it . The use of such a study depends upon this , that , without it , the rules of life , by which men are ordina- rily governed , oftentimes mislead them ...
... thing ; namely , that science which teaches men their duty and the reasons of it . The use of such a study depends upon this , that , without it , the rules of life , by which men are ordina- rily governed , oftentimes mislead them ...
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