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... example : If Jones towers well over six feet while Brown barely clears five , this difference will be crucial regarding the size of suit each should buy , but it will not affect the generalization that both men need food . The point is ...
... example : If Jones towers well over six feet while Brown barely clears five , this difference will be crucial regarding the size of suit each should buy , but it will not affect the generalization that both men need food . The point is ...
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... example , or of a lighthouse keeper . The guiding principle " I should assert myself more " could be objectively ... examples illustrate the possibility of objectively generalizing values without losing touch with relativism . One would ...
... example , or of a lighthouse keeper . The guiding principle " I should assert myself more " could be objectively ... examples illustrate the possibility of objectively generalizing values without losing touch with relativism . One would ...
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... 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 worth , any more than the fact ...
... 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 worth , any more than the fact ...
Contents
PART | 5 |
OBJECTIVITY VERSUS COMMITMENT | 30 |
FREEDOM VERSUS AUTHORITY | 59 |
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