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Page 58
... seems to suggest , that even to speak of a ' problem ' and certainly to accept a ' solution ' as such is to be ... seem , at first , to be doomed to political impotence may strike root in the imagination of ordinary men and women ...
... seems to suggest , that even to speak of a ' problem ' and certainly to accept a ' solution ' as such is to be ... seem , at first , to be doomed to political impotence may strike root in the imagination of ordinary men and women ...
Page 84
... seems sound enough . If the general maxim is that I ought not to act in a way which will do more harm than good , then the question whether the person I am harming or benefiting is yet alive is , on the face of it , morally irrelevant ...
... seems sound enough . If the general maxim is that I ought not to act in a way which will do more harm than good , then the question whether the person I am harming or benefiting is yet alive is , on the face of it , morally irrelevant ...
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... we have learned to love will perish . ' It seems clear , ' writes Harrison Brown , ' that the first major penalty man will have to pay for his rapid consumption of the earth's non - renewable resources will 89 Conservation.
... we have learned to love will perish . ' It seems clear , ' writes Harrison Brown , ' that the first major penalty man will have to pay for his rapid consumption of the earth's non - renewable resources will 89 Conservation.
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Man as Despot | 11 |
Stewardship and Cooperation with | 28 |
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