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... values of these infinitely varied goods . The choice , whether conscious or not , begins in the animal world . A fox can lie in the warm sunshine and go hungry , or bestir himself , make a raid on a farmer five miles off , and have a ...
... values of these infinitely varied goods . The choice , whether conscious or not , begins in the animal world . A fox can lie in the warm sunshine and go hungry , or bestir himself , make a raid on a farmer five miles off , and have a ...
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... values ; and only as a result of persistent inquiry and experiment does one reach such a useful concept as that of a physical universe , considered as self - existent and apart from these values . Logically , one may begin with an ...
... values ; and only as a result of persistent inquiry and experiment does one reach such a useful concept as that of a physical universe , considered as self - existent and apart from these values . Logically , one may begin with an ...
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... values . In our present Western societies , with the exception of Soviet Rus- sia , pecuniary prestige and property interests come first ; life , and the values derived from actual living , exist on sufferance , or are scourged out of ...
... values . In our present Western societies , with the exception of Soviet Rus- sia , pecuniary prestige and property interests come first ; life , and the values derived from actual living , exist on sufferance , or are scourged out of ...
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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