The Summing UpAutobiographical and confessional, and yet not, this is one of the most highly regarded expressions of a personal credo - both a classic avowal of an author's ideas and his craft. |
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... philosopher does not speak only to other philosophers and to undergraduates working for a degree ; he speaks also to the men of letters , politi- cians and reflective persons who directly mould the ideas of the coming generation . They ...
... philosopher does not speak only to other philosophers and to undergraduates working for a degree ; he speaks also to the men of letters , politi- cians and reflective persons who directly mould the ideas of the coming generation . They ...
Page 253
... philosophers I turned to the moderns , thinking that among them , perhaps , I should find what I wanted . I could not discover much agree- ment among them . I found myself convinced by the critical parts of their works , but when I came ...
... philosophers I turned to the moderns , thinking that among them , perhaps , I should find what I wanted . I could not discover much agree- ment among them . I found myself convinced by the critical parts of their works , but when I came ...
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... philosophers , shows that a great many men are no great shakes . Im- mortality is too stupendous a notion to be enter- tained in connection with common mortals . They are too insignificant to deserve eternal punishment or to merit ...
... philosophers , shows that a great many men are no great shakes . Im- mortality is too stupendous a notion to be enter- tained in connection with common mortals . They are too insignificant to deserve eternal punishment or to merit ...
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