The Common ProblemConstable, 1969 - 307 pages |
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Page 93
... determined , is to deny not only the relevance of philosophy and politics but the very possibility of their exist- ence . Even if this were not manifestly absurd , a contradiction of nearly all the wisdom of the ages , it would still be ...
... determined , is to deny not only the relevance of philosophy and politics but the very possibility of their exist- ence . Even if this were not manifestly absurd , a contradiction of nearly all the wisdom of the ages , it would still be ...
Page 98
... determined ? his reason , or his actions ? Surely they cannot both be determined by the same factors ? The most sensible summary seems to me to be that of a contemporary philosopher who concludes that ' human beings , in addition to ...
... determined ? his reason , or his actions ? Surely they cannot both be determined by the same factors ? The most sensible summary seems to me to be that of a contemporary philosopher who concludes that ' human beings , in addition to ...
Page 120
... determine the curricula of further education almost completely is obvious . ) What is taught to the academic minority in independent and grammar schools is to a much smaller extent determined by the demands of employers - or at least ...
... determine the curricula of further education almost completely is obvious . ) What is taught to the academic minority in independent and grammar schools is to a much smaller extent determined by the demands of employers - or at least ...
Contents
Illusion and Disillusion | 1 |
The Apotheosis of Society | 20 |
The Sterility of the General Will | 47 |
Copyright | |
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