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Page 178
... merely the principle of rabbinic power to confiscate property or to declare an individual a met mizvah , but rather the power to uproot a law of the Bible . In that instance more than merely " sit and do nothing " is involved . The ...
... merely the principle of rabbinic power to confiscate property or to declare an individual a met mizvah , but rather the power to uproot a law of the Bible . In that instance more than merely " sit and do nothing " is involved . The ...
Page 235
... merely physically and spirit- ually fearless , but who consciously irretrievably impaired their own welfare in order to advance the welfare of others . See also " Three Saints in Politics " by Paul H. Douglas in the American Scholar ...
... merely physically and spirit- ually fearless , but who consciously irretrievably impaired their own welfare in order to advance the welfare of others . See also " Three Saints in Politics " by Paul H. Douglas in the American Scholar ...
Page 243
... merely says that " to help others where one can is a duty . " Now an action done from duty " has its moral worth , not in the purpose to be attained by it , but in the maxim in accord- ance with which it is decided upon " ( ibid . , 67 ...
... merely says that " to help others where one can is a duty . " Now an action done from duty " has its moral worth , not in the purpose to be attained by it , but in the maxim in accord- ance with which it is decided upon " ( ibid . , 67 ...
Contents
The Religious Component in the Secular | 35 |
Section 7 | 41 |
Preliminary Remarks | 51 |
Copyright | |
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