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... meaning . You have only to go to the great philosophers to see that it is possible to express with lucidity the most subtle re- flections . You may find it difficult to understand the thought of Hume , and if you have no philosophical ...
... meaning . You have only to go to the great philosophers to see that it is possible to express with lucidity the most subtle re- flections . You may find it difficult to understand the thought of Hume , and if you have no philosophical ...
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... meaning in life that can overcome the inevitable death that awaits us all , and because man is subject to illness , because he grows old , because he dies , he arrives at the conclu- sion that life has no meaning . I do not think that ...
... meaning in life that can overcome the inevitable death that awaits us all , and because man is subject to illness , because he grows old , because he dies , he arrives at the conclu- sion that life has no meaning . I do not think that ...
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... meaning of life , he came to believe , was to do God's will in the assurance of immortality . That surely is to admit that life in itself has no meaning . But is there any sense in asking what is the meaning of life ? I should have said ...
... meaning of life , he came to believe , was to do God's will in the assurance of immortality . That surely is to admit that life in itself has no meaning . But is there any sense in asking what is the meaning of life ? I should have said ...
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