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... sense data which would otherwise be scattered and unrelated . Our sense impressions do not come to us already structured and ordered , with their meaning written clearly across them . They de- pend on the mind for their interpretation ...
... sense data which would otherwise be scattered and unrelated . Our sense impressions do not come to us already structured and ordered , with their meaning written clearly across them . They de- pend on the mind for their interpretation ...
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... sense in which the word is used . The principle that should underlie the cultivation of appreciation- as - sympathy ... sense of wonder , anthropology can enliven the appreciation of human dif- ferences , history can convey a sense of ...
... sense in which the word is used . The principle that should underlie the cultivation of appreciation- as - sympathy ... sense of wonder , anthropology can enliven the appreciation of human dif- ferences , history can convey a sense of ...
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... sense of equality which is essential to human dignity . This sense provides a healthy antidote to gullibility , increasing the listener's resistance when in the name of God , Superman , or Horatio Alger , the dictator , dema- gogue , or ...
... sense of equality which is essential to human dignity . This sense provides a healthy antidote to gullibility , increasing the listener's resistance when in the name of God , Superman , or Horatio Alger , the dictator , dema- gogue , or ...
Contents
PART | 5 |
OBJECTIVITY VERSUS COMMITMENT | 30 |
FREEDOM VERSUS AUTHORITY | 59 |
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