The Art of Growing OldJ. Cape, 1944 - 218 pages |
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... moral . But the point I want to make just here is that this ' a - morality ' is a most desirable consummation ... moral and , let us hope , immortal felicity , and uttering the words , ' You must remember , Johnny , that at my age I can ...
... moral . But the point I want to make just here is that this ' a - morality ' is a most desirable consummation ... moral and , let us hope , immortal felicity , and uttering the words , ' You must remember , Johnny , that at my age I can ...
Page 79
... moral axioms taken for granted , or the tacit assumptions lying behind the dispute . The man is probably the calmer and quieter of the two . He is certainly the more pompous , the more ponderous , the more logical . He is also the more ...
... moral axioms taken for granted , or the tacit assumptions lying behind the dispute . The man is probably the calmer and quieter of the two . He is certainly the more pompous , the more ponderous , the more logical . He is also the more ...
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... moral blind - spot . - To be killed for food is one thing , to be tortured to death for knowledge is quite another thing ; and the gulf between these two sinks as deep as life . And there is the same need for Discrimination when we come ...
... moral blind - spot . - To be killed for food is one thing , to be tortured to death for knowledge is quite another thing ; and the gulf between these two sinks as deep as life . And there is the same need for Discrimination when we come ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION L | 7 |
OLD AGE IN MAN AND WOMAN | 26 |
FEMININE OLD AGE AND NATURE | 37 |
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