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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Page 242
The philosopher does not speak only to other philosophers and to
undergraduates working for a degree ; he speaks also to the men of letters ,
politicians and reflective persons who directly mould the ideas of the coming
generation .
The philosopher does not speak only to other philosophers and to
undergraduates working for a degree ; he speaks also to the men of letters ,
politicians and reflective persons who directly mould the ideas of the coming
generation .
Page 263
I have tried to find out what philosophers of other schools had to say on this
question . This is not very much . It may be that there is not very much to be said
about it , and philosophers quite naturally attach importance to subjects upon
which ...
I have tried to find out what philosophers of other schools had to say on this
question . This is not very much . It may be that there is not very much to be said
about it , and philosophers quite naturally attach importance to subjects upon
which ...
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But at this point a certain hesitation has betrayed itself . Common experience ,
especially the common experience of philosophers , shows that a great many
men are no great shakes . Immortality is too stupendous a notion to be
entertained in ...
But at this point a certain hesitation has betrayed itself . Common experience ,
especially the common experience of philosophers , shows that a great many
men are no great shakes . Immortality is too stupendous a notion to be
entertained in ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Summing Up Volume 10 of Collected edition of the works of W. Somerset Maugham W. Somerset Maugham Works Works, William Somerset Maugham |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Arno Press, 1977 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 18 May 2018 |
| ISBN | 0405078307, 9780405078309 |
| Length | 310 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / Literary |
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