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... equal worth - that the Dobu , for example , is just as good as the Zuni . Societies no more than persons justify themselves simply by being themselves . Of course both societies exist , but this in itself proves nothing regarding their ...
... equal worth - that the Dobu , for example , is just as good as the Zuni . Societies no more than persons justify themselves simply by being themselves . Of course both societies exist , but this in itself proves nothing regarding their ...
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... equal weight with every other item . If open - mindedness has nothing to do with empty - mindedness , neither is it wedded to gulli- bility . Its capacity is to listen , not to swallow . There may well be two sides to every question ...
... equal weight with every other item . If open - mindedness has nothing to do with empty - mindedness , neither is it wedded to gulli- bility . Its capacity is to listen , not to swallow . There may well be two sides to every question ...
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... equal chance at the goods of life and an equal shar in their government through representatives of their own choosing is the peak in the evolution of political freedom . Not that the demo cratic concept is without its dangers - they are ...
... equal chance at the goods of life and an equal shar in their government through representatives of their own choosing is the peak in the evolution of political freedom . Not that the demo cratic concept is without its dangers - they are ...
Contents
PART | 5 |
OBJECTIVITY VERSUS COMMITMENT | 30 |
FREEDOM VERSUS AUTHORITY | 59 |
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