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... truths . " Too often it is assumed that these things can be taught as entities unrelated to other considerations - that there is a world in which morality , truth , and beauty exist apart from the ethics of business , or the truth of a ...
... truths . " Too often it is assumed that these things can be taught as entities unrelated to other considerations - that there is a world in which morality , truth , and beauty exist apart from the ethics of business , or the truth of a ...
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... truth - finding of the teacher was a relatively simple matter . It had to do with the elemen- tary tools of life ... truths is concerned , the teacher has not notably failed . Education has been our pride to such an extent that we have ...
... truth - finding of the teacher was a relatively simple matter . It had to do with the elemen- tary tools of life ... truths is concerned , the teacher has not notably failed . Education has been our pride to such an extent that we have ...
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... truth . " Mr. Barzun here is arguing for the second of the three kinds of evaluation we have listed - an evaluation of the truth of what an author has to say . Clearly , his remark makes good sense . It is astonishing how many people ...
... truth . " Mr. Barzun here is arguing for the second of the three kinds of evaluation we have listed - an evaluation of the truth of what an author has to say . Clearly , his remark makes good sense . It is astonishing how many people ...
Contents
SPACE ARRANGEMENT The Battlefield of Waterloo | 7 |
COMPARISON AND CONTRAST True and False Humor | 13 |
ANALOGY The Stagecoach from Looking Backward Edward Bellamy | 19 |
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