The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless NationA full-scale examination of the inner workings of Japan's political and industrial system. From the Trade Paperback edition. |
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... moral good . Hugo Grotius , the Dutch jurist and founder of international law , asserted that even the will of the Almighty cannot change the principles of morality or abrogate the fundamental rights guaranteed by natural laws . Legal ...
... moral good . Hugo Grotius , the Dutch jurist and founder of international law , asserted that even the will of the Almighty cannot change the principles of morality or abrogate the fundamental rights guaranteed by natural laws . Legal ...
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... moral judgement to society . As Confucius himself is supposed to have said : ' The moral man must not be a cipher in but a cooperative member of society . Wherever the conventional practices seem to him immoral or harmful , he not only ...
... moral judgement to society . As Confucius himself is supposed to have said : ' The moral man must not be a cipher in but a cooperative member of society . Wherever the conventional practices seem to him immoral or harmful , he not only ...
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... moral world one must imagine a situation in which good behaviour is constantly determined by individuals ' views of ... moral absolutes they came to embrace while growing up . Moral authority is not thought to reside in them as an ...
... moral world one must imagine a situation in which good behaviour is constantly determined by individuals ' views of ... moral absolutes they came to embrace while growing up . Moral authority is not thought to reside in them as an ...
Contents
The Elusive State | 25 |
An Inescapable Embrace | 50 |
Servants of the System | 82 |
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