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... happiness of sensible people . With the problem of pov- erty and destitution eliminated , men could devote themselves to the constructive arts of civilization - to the progress of science , the diminution of disease , the postponement ...
... happiness of sensible people . With the problem of pov- erty and destitution eliminated , men could devote themselves to the constructive arts of civilization - to the progress of science , the diminution of disease , the postponement ...
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... happiness . In a hedonism that combines the forthrightly egoistic with a modest measure of the altruistic , that governs its pleasures partly by intellect and partly by emotion - depending upon the vagaries and humors of the occasion ...
... happiness . In a hedonism that combines the forthrightly egoistic with a modest measure of the altruistic , that governs its pleasures partly by intellect and partly by emotion - depending upon the vagaries and humors of the occasion ...
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... happiness and welfare of mankind are not my profession ; I am perfectly willing to leave them to the care of the professional missionaries of one sort or another ; I have all that I can do to look out for my own happiness and welfare ...
... happiness and welfare of mankind are not my profession ; I am perfectly willing to leave them to the care of the professional missionaries of one sort or another ; I have all that I can do to look out for my own happiness and welfare ...
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achieved æsthetic animal atoms beauty become believe better biological body brain called century Christian church civilization conception conduct Confucius coöperation creatures creed death democracy doctrine earth economic emotion ethical evil existence experience fact faith fear feel future H. L. MENCKEN happiness HILAIRE BELLOC hope human nature ideals ideas immortal individual instinct intellectual intelligence IRVING BABBITT IRWIN EDMAN J. B. S. HALDANE JAMES TRUSLOW ADAMS John Dewey JOSEPH WOOD KRUTCH JULIA PETERKIN knowledge least less living man's mankind matter means ment merely mind modern nation never one's organization ourselves past philosophy physical political possible practical present question race reason religion religious ROBERT ANDREWS MILLIKAN Rousseau Rousseauist scientific seems sense social society soul spirit things thought tion to-day true truth universe values whole WILLIAM RALPH INGE words