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47 45 , , Lemert , 46 What Sumner is saying is that reason is too weak to transcend the present into the future , although reason is strong enough to comprehend the whole past of human history through evolutionary con- structions .
47 45 , , Lemert , 46 What Sumner is saying is that reason is too weak to transcend the present into the future , although reason is strong enough to comprehend the whole past of human history through evolutionary con- structions .
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pose " and " reason " are relevant in understanding his actions , man , Sumner implies , only succeeds in fooling himself . 4. Moral Relativism Sumner's greatest contribution to the social sciences was his emphasis on the relativity ...
pose " and " reason " are relevant in understanding his actions , man , Sumner implies , only succeeds in fooling himself . 4. Moral Relativism Sumner's greatest contribution to the social sciences was his emphasis on the relativity ...
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true that Summer's " basic value " was the " ethic of intra - worldly asceti- cism " the reasons why this value was held and ... But science is not the use of reason to remake his world but rather is contemplation of a world governed by ...
true that Summer's " basic value " was the " ethic of intra - worldly asceti- cism " the reasons why this value was held and ... But science is not the use of reason to remake his world but rather is contemplation of a world governed by ...
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