Essays: With Annotations by Richard Whately |
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... Moral Sciences the ground seems never to be incontestably won ; and this is peculiarly the case with respect to the sciences which are subsidiary to the arts of administration and legislation . Opinions prevail , and are acted on . The ...
... Moral Sciences the ground seems never to be incontestably won ; and this is peculiarly the case with respect to the sciences which are subsidiary to the arts of administration and legislation . Opinions prevail , and are acted on . The ...
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... moral or intellectual defect or error to reassert the exploded doctrine . They have become entangled by some logical fallacy , or deceived by some inaccurate or incomplete assumption of facts , or think that they see the means of ac ...
... moral or intellectual defect or error to reassert the exploded doctrine . They have become entangled by some logical fallacy , or deceived by some inaccurate or incomplete assumption of facts , or think that they see the means of ac ...
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... moral virtue in receiving truth ; for it may happen that our interest , or our wishes , are in the same direction ; or it may be forced upon us by evidence as irresistible as that of a mathematical demonstration . The virtue consists in ...
... moral virtue in receiving truth ; for it may happen that our interest , or our wishes , are in the same direction ; or it may be forced upon us by evidence as irresistible as that of a mathematical demonstration . The virtue consists in ...
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... moral , or religious , we manifest a want of faith in God's power , or in his will to maintain his own cause . There may be danger attend- ant on every truth , since there is none that may not be per- verted by some , or that may not ...
... moral , or religious , we manifest a want of faith in God's power , or in his will to maintain his own cause . There may be danger attend- ant on every truth , since there is none that may not be per- verted by some , or that may not ...
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... moral , as by their mercury rod to damn and send to hell for ever , those facts and opinions tending to the support of the same , as hath been already in good part done . Surely in councils concerning religion , that counsel of the ...
... moral , as by their mercury rod to damn and send to hell for ever , those facts and opinions tending to the support of the same , as hath been already in good part done . Surely in councils concerning religion , that counsel of the ...
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Common terms and phrases
advantage Æneid ancient ANNOTATIONS ANTITHETA Aristotle atheists Augustus Cæsar Bacon believe better Bishop Butler Cæsar called cause character christian Church common commonly contrary counsel course cunning danger desire divine doctrine doth doubt Edinburgh Review effect envy Epicurus error ESSAY evil favour fear feel Galba give hath helotism Henry VII honour human important infallible instance judgment Julius Cæsar keep kind king labour less maketh man's matter means men's ment merely mind moral nature never object observed opinion opposite party perceive perhaps persons political Pompey practice princes principle profess racter reason regard religion religious remarkable Roman Roman Catholic saith Scripture seditions sense side sometimes speak superstition supposed sure Tacitus things thou thought tion true truth unto usury Vespasian virtue wealth wisdom wise word