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Page 416
... humanity , love , or human - heartedness . Before his time , jen had meant a particular virtue , that of benev- olence ; but Confucius turned it into the universal virtue out of which all particular virtues will come . To him and to his ...
... humanity , love , or human - heartedness . Before his time , jen had meant a particular virtue , that of benev- olence ; but Confucius turned it into the universal virtue out of which all particular virtues will come . To him and to his ...
Page 556
... human nature and the equally pervasive influence of sin . The problem with nat- ural reason , in this view , is not only man's finiteness but -just as profoundly - his sin . It is a sin to assert the autonomy of philosophical reason and ...
... human nature and the equally pervasive influence of sin . The problem with nat- ural reason , in this view , is not only man's finiteness but -just as profoundly - his sin . It is a sin to assert the autonomy of philosophical reason and ...
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... human nature , prejudice , learning , or the rectification of names . In contrast to the concept of the goodness of human na- ture , Hsün - tzu declared : " The nature of man is evil ; his goodness is acquired . " Hsün - tzu appreciated ...
... human nature , prejudice , learning , or the rectification of names . In contrast to the concept of the goodness of human na- ture , Hsün - tzu declared : " The nature of man is evil ; his goodness is acquired . " Hsün - tzu appreciated ...
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