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... effect dif- ferences in value . Its weakness lies in its tendency to subjectivism . Can objectivity , the strength of absolutism , be combined with sensitivity to context , relativism's strong point ? Obviously it can . The only ...
... effect dif- ferences in value . Its weakness lies in its tendency to subjectivism . Can objectivity , the strength of absolutism , be combined with sensitivity to context , relativism's strong point ? Obviously it can . The only ...
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... effect that a certain value is on the whole valid for a given class of contexts . The phrase " on the whole " must be stressed , for the validity of a generalization does not rule out the possibility of exceptions . The admonition to ...
... effect that a certain value is on the whole valid for a given class of contexts . The phrase " on the whole " must be stressed , for the validity of a generalization does not rule out the possibility of exceptions . The admonition to ...
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... effect that God looks after drunkards and the United States of America . Progress in a democracy is always problematic . The wrong turnings are ex- asperatingly numerous and the signposts erected by the politicians notoriously ...
... effect that God looks after drunkards and the United States of America . Progress in a democracy is always problematic . The wrong turnings are ex- asperatingly numerous and the signposts erected by the politicians notoriously ...
Contents
PART | 5 |
OBJECTIVITY VERSUS COMMITMENT | 30 |
FREEDOM VERSUS AUTHORITY | 59 |
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