Elements of Moral Philosophy and of Christian Ethics, Volume 2J. Duncan, 1826 |
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... appears to me to be nearly the same as that which he rejects , and to have precisely the same tendency . His reasoning in support of moral distinc- tions is , indeed , very powerful , accompanied as it is with the eloquence of a ...
... appears to me to be nearly the same as that which he rejects , and to have precisely the same tendency . His reasoning in support of moral distinc- tions is , indeed , very powerful , accompanied as it is with the eloquence of a ...
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... appears to me , not as subversive of morality , to use his own words in reference to a different theory , but as fixing morality on a basis that is not sufficiently firm ; with the discovery of the instability of which , therefore , the ...
... appears to me , not as subversive of morality , to use his own words in reference to a different theory , but as fixing morality on a basis that is not sufficiently firm ; with the discovery of the instability of which , therefore , the ...
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... appear to us wrong * . " While the Deity seeks the happiness of the universe , it is in subordination to the manifestation of the moral glories of his nature , and in connexion with the im- provement of his creatures in virtue . The ...
... appear to us wrong * . " While the Deity seeks the happiness of the universe , it is in subordination to the manifestation of the moral glories of his nature , and in connexion with the im- provement of his creatures in virtue . The ...
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... appears to us to be conducive to hap- piness . They have been led to embrace this opinion with the greater confidence , that they have observed how much its truth holds in regard to men invested with public offices , and public trust ...
... appears to us to be conducive to hap- piness . They have been led to embrace this opinion with the greater confidence , that they have observed how much its truth holds in regard to men invested with public offices , and public trust ...
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... appear to its author as an act of duty . Expediency has been alleged in justification of the greatest inhumanity and injustice . It has been acted upon by persecutors and tyrants in every age of the world . It has been the rule of ...
... appear to its author as an act of duty . Expediency has been alleged in justification of the greatest inhumanity and injustice . It has been acted upon by persecutors and tyrants in every age of the world . It has been the rule of ...
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