Gateway to the Great Books: Philosophical essaysRobert Maynard Hutchins, Mortimer Jerome Adler Encyclopędia Britannica, 1963 - 644 pages Complements Great Books of the Western World; includes only short works and excerpts from longer works. |
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Page 107
... reason , and being resolved that shall govern their actions and arguments , neither use their own , nor hearken to other people's reason , any farther than it suits their humor , interest , or party . * 4. In another place Locke says ...
... reason , and being resolved that shall govern their actions and arguments , neither use their own , nor hearken to other people's reason , any farther than it suits their humor , interest , or party . * 4. In another place Locke says ...
Page 263
... reason and knowledge . The soul must be schooled ; " sensible people should rehearse " arguments which are specifics for the passions " before the passions arise to have them in stock for greater effectiveness . ” Fundamentally , “ the ...
... reason and knowledge . The soul must be schooled ; " sensible people should rehearse " arguments which are specifics for the passions " before the passions arise to have them in stock for greater effectiveness . ” Fundamentally , “ the ...
Page 498
... reason ought to govern our actions . The pretension is not to drive reason from the helm but rather to bind her by articles to steer only in a particular way . Instinct is not to govern , but reason is to practise some vague and ...
... reason ought to govern our actions . The pretension is not to drive reason from the helm but rather to bind her by articles to steer only in a particular way . Instinct is not to govern , but reason is to practise some vague and ...
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JOHN ERSKINE | 1 |
WILLIAM KINGDON CLIFFORD | 14 |
WILLIAM JAMES | 37 |
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