Man's Place in the Cosmos: And Other EssaysW. Blackwood and sons, 1897 - 308 páginas |
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... Theory of the Absolute , " it is defended against the Spinozism which permeates Mr Bradley's statement of metaphysical monism . This essay emphasises , on the one hand , the necessary limitations of human insight and , on the other hand ...
... Theory of the Absolute , " it is defended against the Spinozism which permeates Mr Bradley's statement of metaphysical monism . This essay emphasises , on the one hand , the necessary limitations of human insight and , on the other hand ...
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... THEORY OF THE ABSOLUTE- MR BRADLEY'S APPEARANCE AND REALITY MR BALFOUR AND HIS CRITICS · NOTE A. THE USE OF THE TERM NATURALISM 66 " " NOTE B. THE LEGITIMACY OF THE ARGUMENT FROM CON- SEQUENCES PAGE 1 34 64 114 129 226 289 304 1. 111 ...
... THEORY OF THE ABSOLUTE- MR BRADLEY'S APPEARANCE AND REALITY MR BALFOUR AND HIS CRITICS · NOTE A. THE USE OF THE TERM NATURALISM 66 " " NOTE B. THE LEGITIMACY OF THE ARGUMENT FROM CON- SEQUENCES PAGE 1 34 64 114 129 226 289 304 1. 111 ...
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... theory of ethics lies in its frank recognition of the unity of the cosmos ; and in this it is , so far , at one with ... theories exhibits the unity of the world in its own way . The way taken by the ethical evolutionists is to ...
... theory of ethics lies in its frank recognition of the unity of the cosmos ; and in this it is , so far , at one with ... theories exhibits the unity of the world in its own way . The way taken by the ethical evolutionists is to ...
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... theory , than more or less successful adaptation to the con- ditions of the environment , and what survives is best just because it survives . The latest stage of the process must necessarily , therefore , be better than all that went ...
... theory , than more or less successful adaptation to the con- ditions of the environment , and what survives is best just because it survives . The latest stage of the process must necessarily , therefore , be better than all that went ...
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... theory , be the sole moral standard . Good is what survives ; evil is what once was fittest , but is so no longer . Thus , our present good may become - nay , is inevitably be- coming - evil , and that not , as might be contended , in ...
... theory , be the sole moral standard . Good is what survives ; evil is what once was fittest , but is so no longer . Thus , our present good may become - nay , is inevitably be- coming - evil , and that not , as might be contended , in ...
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