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... human existence compare that old objection of the Aristotelians to the Copernican system . What use , they asked , could be the immeasurable space be- tween the outermost planets and the fixed stars ? # That which is universal in ...
... human existence compare that old objection of the Aristotelians to the Copernican system . What use , they asked , could be the immeasurable space be- tween the outermost planets and the fixed stars ? # That which is universal in ...
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... human pas- sion within the iron convention of the Alexandrine , and Dostoievsky with the material of melodrama has created an enduring work of art . But he is a master hard to follow , and the amiable writers who fancy for themselves ...
... human pas- sion within the iron convention of the Alexandrine , and Dostoievsky with the material of melodrama has created an enduring work of art . But he is a master hard to follow , and the amiable writers who fancy for themselves ...
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... humanity , then surely he must have sufficient common - sense to take a lenient view , as lenient a view as a reasonable man takes , of the weakness of human beings . And what of the soul ? The Hindus call it the Atman , and they think ...
... humanity , then surely he must have sufficient common - sense to take a lenient view , as lenient a view as a reasonable man takes , of the weakness of human beings . And what of the soul ? The Hindus call it the Atman , and they think ...
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