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The desire of acting virtuously , which is a desire consequent on our sense of right and wrong , may not be of equal strength with the desire of some criminal indulgence — and so , practically , the evil may preponderate over the good .
The desire of acting virtuously , which is a desire consequent on our sense of right and wrong , may not be of equal strength with the desire of some criminal indulgence — and so , practically , the evil may preponderate over the good .
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The desire that another person may be gratified , seeks that outward object alone , according to the general course of human desire . Resentment is as disinterested as gratitude or pity , but not more so . Hunger or thirst may be as ...
The desire that another person may be gratified , seeks that outward object alone , according to the general course of human desire . Resentment is as disinterested as gratitude or pity , but not more so . Hunger or thirst may be as ...
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In as far as the objects of gratification are the exciting causes which stimulate and awaken the desires of gratification , then , any process which ensures the presence and application of the causes , will also ensure the fulfilment of ...
In as far as the objects of gratification are the exciting causes which stimulate and awaken the desires of gratification , then , any process which ensures the presence and application of the causes , will also ensure the fulfilment of ...
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Contents
PRELIMINARY VIEWS | 17 |
Of the Metaphysics which have been resorted | 99 |
on the side of Theism | 121 |
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| Title | The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volume 1 The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Thomas Chalmers |
| Author | Thomas Chalmers |
| Publisher | W. Collins, 1836 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 11 Mar 2019 |
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