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... relations between superior and inferior , but they . differ in three crucial respects . In the student - teacher relation the difference in status springs from a demonstrable discrepancy in competence . No such difference is demanded in ...
... relations between superior and inferior , but they . differ in three crucial respects . In the student - teacher relation the difference in status springs from a demonstrable discrepancy in competence . No such difference is demanded in ...
Page 184
... relation to the fullness of reality . When it seems flat and ordinary it is because our senses and concepts snatch only at the fringes of its unfathomable secrets . One who has undergone a liberal education should stand in a new and ...
... relation to the fullness of reality . When it seems flat and ordinary it is because our senses and concepts snatch only at the fringes of its unfathomable secrets . One who has undergone a liberal education should stand in a new and ...
Page 217
... relation of belief to , 43-44 religion and , 129 understanding and , 179 value judgments and , 15 , 35-40 Objectivity and Impartiality ( Hodges ) , 32 Open self , 45 , 46 conviction and the , 51-52 . Oppenheimer , Robert , 210 Patterns ...
... relation of belief to , 43-44 religion and , 129 understanding and , 179 value judgments and , 15 , 35-40 Objectivity and Impartiality ( Hodges ) , 32 Open self , 45 , 46 conviction and the , 51-52 . Oppenheimer , Robert , 210 Patterns ...
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PART | 5 |
OBJECTIVITY VERSUS COMMITMENT | 30 |
FREEDOM VERSUS AUTHORITY | 59 |
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