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We shall not take sides in the " great controversy as to whether Reason can ever furnish a motive for action " or whether " the recognition by Reason that a certain proposed course of action is right or wrong by itself stirs a desire ...
We shall not take sides in the " great controversy as to whether Reason can ever furnish a motive for action " or whether " the recognition by Reason that a certain proposed course of action is right or wrong by itself stirs a desire ...
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Moreover , neither man's reason nor his inclinations or impulses are stable and consistent . " The heart is deceitful above all things , and it is exceeding weak , who can know it ? " ( Jer . 17 : 9 ) . The heart , in biblical times ...
Moreover , neither man's reason nor his inclinations or impulses are stable and consistent . " The heart is deceitful above all things , and it is exceeding weak , who can know it ? " ( Jer . 17 : 9 ) . The heart , in biblical times ...
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The goal which Kant set for himself in his Critique of Practical Reason was that of establishing " the supreme principle of morality ” ( Critique , p . 7 ) . He believes that " all previous attempts failed to discover the principle of ...
The goal which Kant set for himself in his Critique of Practical Reason was that of establishing " the supreme principle of morality ” ( Critique , p . 7 ) . He believes that " all previous attempts failed to discover the principle of ...
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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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