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... values in objective , transpersonal states of affairs which do not depend on opinion or preference . Its weakness is ... values is different from the question as to whether they are universal . One speaks to the ground- ing of values ...
... values in objective , transpersonal states of affairs which do not depend on opinion or preference . Its weakness is ... values is different from the question as to whether they are universal . One speaks to the ground- ing of values ...
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... values is otherwise prone , while " objective " insures relativism against subjective inter- pretations which equate values with personal preference . THE DANGER OF NOMINALISM AND THE POSSIBILITY OF VALUE GENERALIZATIONS To disabuse ...
... values is otherwise prone , while " objective " insures relativism against subjective inter- pretations which equate values with personal preference . THE DANGER OF NOMINALISM AND THE POSSIBILITY OF VALUE GENERALIZATIONS To disabuse ...
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... values of their culture . They should come to see as clearly as possible what constitute the actual criteria by ... values and ones that are merely professed ; coming to see , as Dewey says , that " the measure of the value a person ...
... values of their culture . They should come to see as clearly as possible what constitute the actual criteria by ... values and ones that are merely professed ; coming to see , as Dewey says , that " the measure of the value a person ...
Contents
PART | 5 |
OBJECTIVITY VERSUS COMMITMENT | 30 |
FREEDOM VERSUS AUTHORITY | 59 |
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