The Quarterly Review, Volumes 244-245William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, Sir William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero Baron Ernle, George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1925 |
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... chance to lose something annually . Now , is there any unethical element in this way of dealing with money which is not present , for instance , when money is spent on luxuries of an unnecessary kind ? Money is a trust , and to spend it ...
... chance to lose something annually . Now , is there any unethical element in this way of dealing with money which is not present , for instance , when money is spent on luxuries of an unnecessary kind ? Money is a trust , and to spend it ...
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... chance into his life . Kant's ' categorical imperative ' is not a bad test to apply in a case of casuistry like this . Could we justify the universalising of the principle which lies behind betting on chance ? The question answers ...
... chance into his life . Kant's ' categorical imperative ' is not a bad test to apply in a case of casuistry like this . Could we justify the universalising of the principle which lies behind betting on chance ? The question answers ...
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... chance ' it . But I should be acting like a fool if I ' chanced ' it before I had examined the lie of the country and tried to form a judgment as to which was the most likely path . And not only should I be acting like a fool , but I ...
... chance ' it . But I should be acting like a fool if I ' chanced ' it before I had examined the lie of the country and tried to form a judgment as to which was the most likely path . And not only should I be acting like a fool , but I ...
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... chance to a minimum for the person who is insured . Nor is it a gambling transaction for the company , inasmuch as ... chance . ' In many games the element of chance enters in , but the object of the player is to eliminate its possible ...
... chance to a minimum for the person who is insured . Nor is it a gambling transaction for the company , inasmuch as ... chance . ' In many games the element of chance enters in , but the object of the player is to eliminate its possible ...
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... chance ; it is backing his judgment as to the probabilities of the case , although there can be no certainty . And many good sportsmen are accustomed to bet on the course after this fashion . Such betting is comparable to investment in ...
... chance ; it is backing his judgment as to the probabilities of the case , although there can be no certainty . And many good sportsmen are accustomed to bet on the course after this fashion . Such betting is comparable to investment in ...
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