Elements of Moral Philosophy and of Christian Ethics, Volume 1J. Duncan, 1826 |
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... it , or without the existence of intelli- gences capable of deriving pleasure from the view B of its varied aspects of grandeur , and loveliness , INTRODUCTION -On the Advantages arising from the Study of Moral Philosophy.
... it , or without the existence of intelli- gences capable of deriving pleasure from the view B of its varied aspects of grandeur , and loveliness , INTRODUCTION -On the Advantages arising from the Study of Moral Philosophy.
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... existence - so necessary that , without them , the human race must soon perish , -must it not be obvious that a Being of boundless intelli- gence , who has acted with a reference to futurity , has conferred them upon us ? This is the ...
... existence - so necessary that , without them , the human race must soon perish , -must it not be obvious that a Being of boundless intelli- gence , who has acted with a reference to futurity , has conferred them upon us ? This is the ...
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... and appearance of things : it is sometimes used to denote universal existence , as , when we say that it is not in the compass of nature In a more restricted sense it is employed to signify 50 [ INTRO . Explanatory Observations .
... and appearance of things : it is sometimes used to denote universal existence , as , when we say that it is not in the compass of nature In a more restricted sense it is employed to signify 50 [ INTRO . Explanatory Observations .
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... existence of the latter to depend on some power residing in the former . According to this observation , the limits of human knowledge are fixed , the real object of philosophy is ascertained , and we are the more likely to prosecute ...
... existence of the latter to depend on some power residing in the former . According to this observation , the limits of human knowledge are fixed , the real object of philosophy is ascertained , and we are the more likely to prosecute ...
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... existence , and is vainly ascribing to his own understanding those elementary truths which unaided reason would not discover . I am so far from denying the truth of this position , that I own it to be my opinion , that much of what is ...
... existence , and is vainly ascribing to his own understanding those elementary truths which unaided reason would not discover . I am so far from denying the truth of this position , that I own it to be my opinion , that much of what is ...
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