The Principles of Moral Science: Vol. 1Bell & Bradfute, 1805 - 520 стор. |
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... discernment of what is good from what is evil , of what is valuable from what is worthless , of what is rational from what is absurd , naturally produces an effort to pur- sue the one and to avoid the other . Accord- : ingly , when a ...
... discernment of what is good from what is evil , of what is valuable from what is worthless , of what is rational from what is absurd , naturally produces an effort to pur- sue the one and to avoid the other . Accord- : ingly , when a ...
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... discernment or skill to perceive the proper and adequate means of attaining to the great object of which he ap- proves , he is so far destitute of wisdom ; and consequently he so far wants worth or virtue . He may even do much mischief ...
... discernment or skill to perceive the proper and adequate means of attaining to the great object of which he ap- proves , he is so far destitute of wisdom ; and consequently he so far wants worth or virtue . He may even do much mischief ...
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... discernment , that from simply inspect- ing the present state of this world , and from ob- serving the nature and relative situation of the materials of which it is composed , they would be capable of discovering the whole of its past ...
... discernment , that from simply inspect- ing the present state of this world , and from ob- serving the nature and relative situation of the materials of which it is composed , they would be capable of discovering the whole of its past ...
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... discernment and of voluntary power . Those characters , those ac- tions , and those productions are contemplated with applause , which exhibit proofs of great knowledge or self - command , or which display the presence of much mind or ...
... discernment and of voluntary power . Those characters , those ac- tions , and those productions are contemplated with applause , which exhibit proofs of great knowledge or self - command , or which display the presence of much mind or ...
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... discernment , or want of intellect . What is called reason , or a process of reason- ing or argument , consists of a succession of per- ceptions , the last of which is termed the cor- clusion , or act of judgment . Thus we compare the ...
... discernment , or want of intellect . What is called reason , or a process of reason- ing or argument , consists of a succession of per- ceptions , the last of which is termed the cor- clusion , or act of judgment . Thus we compare the ...
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