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the product of human reason and their validity as certain as that of geometry . Underlying Kant's ethical system are two basic propositions : ( a ) Human reason is absolutely autonomous . It is in no way dependent upon sources outside ...
the product of human reason and their validity as certain as that of geometry . Underlying Kant's ethical system are two basic propositions : ( a ) Human reason is absolutely autonomous . It is in no way dependent upon sources outside ...
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159 Judaism's rationalization of these laws is rooted in the rabbinic teaching that in the beginning God created only one man in order to teach us that " he who destroys one human being , it is as if he had destroyed a world full of ...
159 Judaism's rationalization of these laws is rooted in the rabbinic teaching that in the beginning God created only one man in order to teach us that " he who destroys one human being , it is as if he had destroyed a world full of ...
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For Judaism , justice is not the product of human intelligence applied to human experience ; human intelligence and experience merely play a role in its implementation . Justice is a principle that governs the whole of the universe ...
For Judaism , justice is not the product of human intelligence applied to human experience ; human intelligence and experience merely play a role in its implementation . Justice is a principle that governs the whole of the universe ...
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