Problems of Conduct: An Introductory Survey of EthicsHoughton Mifflin, 1921 - 455 páginas |
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... act for pleasure or to avoid pain ? Are pleasures and pains incommensurable ? Are some pleasures worthier than others ? Is ... acts always bring happiness somewhere ? Is there anything better than morality ? PART III . PERSONAL MORALITY ...
... act for pleasure or to avoid pain ? Are pleasures and pains incommensurable ? Are some pleasures worthier than others ? Is ... acts always bring happiness somewhere ? Is there anything better than morality ? PART III . PERSONAL MORALITY ...
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... act to that . Here are a thousand impulses and instincts drawing us , with infinite further possibilities suggesting themselves to reflec- tion ; the more developed our natures the more frequently do our desires conflict . Why is any ...
... act to that . Here are a thousand impulses and instincts drawing us , with infinite further possibilities suggesting themselves to reflec- tion ; the more developed our natures the more frequently do our desires conflict . Why is any ...
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... act and being perplexed by opposing advantages . Decide one way or the other we must . On what grounds shall we decide ? How shall we feel assured that we are following a real duty , pursuing an actual good , and not being led astray by ...
... act and being perplexed by opposing advantages . Decide one way or the other we must . On what grounds shall we decide ? How shall we feel assured that we are following a real duty , pursuing an actual good , and not being led astray by ...
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... act is better than another ; why duty is justified in thwarting our inclinations and conscience is to be obeyed . Not only is this an intel- lectual gain , but it is an immense fortification to the will . There comes a time in the ...
... act is better than another ; why duty is justified in thwarting our inclinations and conscience is to be obeyed . Not only is this an intel- lectual gain , but it is an immense fortification to the will . There comes a time in the ...
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... or where best to lend a hand ? We need a consistent and well - founded point of view from which to judge . To get such a sane and far - sighted moral perspective ; to see the acts of our fellow men with a proper valuation ; INTRODUCTORY.
... or where best to lend a hand ? We need a consistent and well - founded point of view from which to judge . To get such a sane and far - sighted moral perspective ; to see the acts of our fellow men with a proper valuation ; INTRODUCTORY.
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