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... face four theoretical criticisms : a . Purporting to have been formulated in opposition to the idea of absolute values , it erects the uniform appreciation of every cul- tural pattern into an absolute of its own . b . Purporting to deny ...
... face four theoretical criticisms : a . Purporting to have been formulated in opposition to the idea of absolute values , it erects the uniform appreciation of every cul- tural pattern into an absolute of its own . b . Purporting to deny ...
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... face - to- face relationships comes to light if we contrast the authority of a teacher over his student with the authority of a master over his slave . Both are relations between superior and inferior , but they . differ in three ...
... face - to- face relationships comes to light if we contrast the authority of a teacher over his student with the authority of a master over his slave . Both are relations between superior and inferior , but they . differ in three ...
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... face to face with the stupendous fact of existence , be less in- trigued ? We can understand the man who said , " If there be a skep- tical star I was born under it , yet I have lived all my days in complete astonishment . ” Plato's ...
... face to face with the stupendous fact of existence , be less in- trigued ? We can understand the man who said , " If there be a skep- tical star I was born under it , yet I have lived all my days in complete astonishment . ” Plato's ...
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PART | 5 |
OBJECTIVITY VERSUS COMMITMENT | 30 |
FREEDOM VERSUS AUTHORITY | 59 |
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