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... existence , " that is to say , existence , in its most tangible physical sense , is its own ultimate meaning . Hence , any act which in any way impairs or limits one's physical existence must rationally be considered as an evil to be ...
... existence , " that is to say , existence , in its most tangible physical sense , is its own ultimate meaning . Hence , any act which in any way impairs or limits one's physical existence must rationally be considered as an evil to be ...
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... existence , " agnostics " call upon men to create with lucidity their own private meanings and purposes in the knowledge that no power in the cosmos will deliberately sustain or validate them . " 45 But within such an intellectual ...
... existence , " agnostics " call upon men to create with lucidity their own private meanings and purposes in the knowledge that no power in the cosmos will deliberately sustain or validate them . " 45 But within such an intellectual ...
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... existence . But that conclusion does not neces- sarily follow from what Antigonos taught . The fact that he does not mention a future world does not necessarily imply that he did not believe in its existence . He may have taught that ...
... existence . But that conclusion does not neces- sarily follow from what Antigonos taught . The fact that he does not mention a future world does not necessarily imply that he did not believe in its existence . He may have taught that ...
Contents
The Religious Component in the Secular | 35 |
Section 7 | 41 |
Preliminary Remarks | 51 |
Copyright | |
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