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... fact that we have this feeling of obligation- different people in different degrees , and with different contents . Judge- ments that I have a feeling of obligation to do X or Y are statements of empirical fact . This is not the place ...
... fact that we have this feeling of obligation- different people in different degrees , and with different contents . Judge- ments that I have a feeling of obligation to do X or Y are statements of empirical fact . This is not the place ...
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... fact , make out a successful case for justifying their behavior . Obviously , we would want to argue about this for some time , ask for more facts , and so on . What matters is what they are trying to do - to explain , or to justify ...
... fact , make out a successful case for justifying their behavior . Obviously , we would want to argue about this for some time , ask for more facts , and so on . What matters is what they are trying to do - to explain , or to justify ...
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... fact so , but there are good reasons for trying to develop as much benevolence and altruism as we can . In brief , loving other people is in itself reasonable ; it is not just an ideal which Christians or others try to persuade us into ...
... fact so , but there are good reasons for trying to develop as much benevolence and altruism as we can . In brief , loving other people is in itself reasonable ; it is not just an ideal which Christians or others try to persuade us into ...
Contents
FOREWORD by the Reverend Canon Ronald H Preston | 8 |
A Selfobeying | 27 |
B Otherobeying | 37 |
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