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They must be obeyed not merely because of the evil consequences , such as punishment , which ensue upon disobedience , but also because man's conscience , i.e. , his moral sense , indicates that he ought to obey them .
They must be obeyed not merely because of the evil consequences , such as punishment , which ensue upon disobedience , but also because man's conscience , i.e. , his moral sense , indicates that he ought to obey them .
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408b ) Kant resolves this antinomy by pointing out that the thesis holds true if by possession we mean merely physical possession . It is possible to have something external as mine although I am not in physical possession of it , if I ...
408b ) Kant resolves this antinomy by pointing out that the thesis holds true if by possession we mean merely physical possession . It is possible to have something external as mine although I am not in physical possession of it , if I ...
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Dmitri claims merely to have observed his father through a window from the outside . He admits having desired his father's death , but he says his conscience or his better self intervened and stayed his hand .
Dmitri claims merely to have observed his father through a window from the outside . He admits having desired his father's death , but he says his conscience or his better self intervened and stayed his hand .
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PLATO Euthyphro Laws Apology | 17 |
ARISTOTLE Nicomachean Ethics | 29 |
OLD TESTAMENT Exodus and Deuteron | 45 |
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| Title | Philosophy of Law and Jurisprudence Volume 5 of Great ideas program |
| Authors | Mortimer Jerome Adler, Peter Wolff |
| Editor | Peter Wolff |
| Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1961 |
| ISBN | 085229137X, 9780852291375 |
| Length | 251 pages |
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