The Humanities in Contemporary LifeRobert Franklin Davidson Holt, 1960 - 656 pages |
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... truth ought to be held by a rational being . This is not knowing the truth . Truth , thus held , is but one superstition the more , acciden- tally clinging to the words which enunciate a truth . If the cultivation of the understanding ...
... truth ought to be held by a rational being . This is not knowing the truth . Truth , thus held , is but one superstition the more , acciden- tally clinging to the words which enunciate a truth . If the cultivation of the understanding ...
Page 38
... truth for another ; improvement consisting chiefly in this , that the new frag- ment of truth is more wanted , more adapted to the needs of the time , than that which it displaces . Such being the partial character of prevailing ...
... truth for another ; improvement consisting chiefly in this , that the new frag- ment of truth is more wanted , more adapted to the needs of the time , than that which it displaces . Such being the partial character of prevailing ...
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... truth . In one of his poems Stephen Crane tells of two travelers . The first traveler calls truth a rock , a mighty fortress , and claims that he has often been to it , even to its highest towers . The second traveler likens truth to a ...
... truth . In one of his poems Stephen Crane tells of two travelers . The first traveler calls truth a rock , a mighty fortress , and claims that he has often been to it , even to its highest towers . The second traveler likens truth to a ...
Contents
Social Orientation in Philosophy 26 | 26 |
Social Idealism as Religion | 62 |
The Social Significance of Architecture | 86 |
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