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... idea , the έv ¿ v Toλλоiç , or one in many . There is the same reverence for antiquity and ancient myths , the same ... ideas of a God , of his goodness , his providence , of a present and future retribution , as lying at the foundation ...
... idea , the έv ¿ v Toλλоiç , or one in many . There is the same reverence for antiquity and ancient myths , the same ... ideas of a God , of his goodness , his providence , of a present and future retribution , as lying at the foundation ...
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... ideas , al- though alluded to in almost every dissertation , is not discussed under its own title , because we had formed the design , if permitted to accomplish it , and if the present work should be acceptable to the public , of ...
... ideas , al- though alluded to in almost every dissertation , is not discussed under its own title , because we had formed the design , if permitted to accomplish it , and if the present work should be acceptable to the public , of ...
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... idea of God as a judge , a moral governor , a special superintendent of the world and all its move- ments , the head of a moral system , to which the ma- chinery of natural laws serves but as the temporary scaffolding , to be continued ...
... idea of God as a judge , a moral governor , a special superintendent of the world and all its move- ments , the head of a moral system , to which the ma- chinery of natural laws serves but as the temporary scaffolding , to be continued ...
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... ideas of the just and right were conventional among men , and had no other foundation . This argument is refuted by the Athenian by showing the superior antiquity of soul , and , therefore , of these ideas as essential parts of its ...
... ideas of the just and right were conventional among men , and had no other foundation . This argument is refuted by the Athenian by showing the superior antiquity of soul , and , therefore , of these ideas as essential parts of its ...
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... ideas most prevalent in such a condition . We much prefer the derivation of Plato , although , in general , he is ... idea of the ayalòv , or The Good , as surpassing all human comprehension . No one , on reading it , will be at a ...
... ideas most prevalent in such a condition . We much prefer the derivation of Plato , although , in general , he is ... idea of the ayalòv , or The Good , as surpassing all human comprehension . No one , on reading it , will be at a ...
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