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The Secular Rationalization of the Ethical Preliminary Remarks The Secular View of the Self The Secular Rationalization of the Moral The Secular Rationalization of the Unethical Might Makes Right The Concept of Justice .
The Secular Rationalization of the Ethical Preliminary Remarks The Secular View of the Self The Secular Rationalization of the Moral The Secular Rationalization of the Unethical Might Makes Right The Concept of Justice .
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Hence the concept of justice , from the secular point of view , is a cogent rationalization of an intention only when thereby the agent's welfare is advanced . But when the administration of justice would impair the agent's welfare ...
Hence the concept of justice , from the secular point of view , is a cogent rationalization of an intention only when thereby the agent's welfare is advanced . But when the administration of justice would impair the agent's welfare ...
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In the realm of rationalization , therefore , the Rabbis do recognize a significant bifurcation . They were conscious not only of the existence of the secular rationalization of the ethical but of its great seductive powers .
In the realm of rationalization , therefore , the Rabbis do recognize a significant bifurcation . They were conscious not only of the existence of the secular rationalization of the ethical but of its great seductive powers .
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| Title | The Ethical in the Jewish and American Heritage Volume 4 of Moreshet series : studies in Jewish history, literature and thought Volume 4 of Moreshet series |
| Author | Simon Greenberg |
| Publisher | Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1977 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Dec 2006 |
| ISBN | 0873340027, 9780873340021 |
| Length | 327 pages |
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