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Page 56
... enjoyment would generally be taken for granted . And the destruction of natural beauty is the destruction of that form of enjoyment . ( In G. E. Moore's Principia Ethica , indeed , the very existence of natural beauty is taken to be ...
... enjoyment would generally be taken for granted . And the destruction of natural beauty is the destruction of that form of enjoyment . ( In G. E. Moore's Principia Ethica , indeed , the very existence of natural beauty is taken to be ...
Page 93
... enjoyment to others . Boyden's comments on the car , for example , quite fail to recognise the very great enjoyment some people , young people especially , derive from driving and looking after cars . ( I shall refrain from commenting ...
... enjoyment to others . Boyden's comments on the car , for example , quite fail to recognise the very great enjoyment some people , young people especially , derive from driving and looking after cars . ( I shall refrain from commenting ...
Page 106
... enjoyment of poetry , the enjoyment of solitude or private meditation is a minority enjoyment does nothing to suggest , of course , that there is no virtue in trying to ensure its continuance . Human beings differ greatly in their ...
... enjoyment of poetry , the enjoyment of solitude or private meditation is a minority enjoyment does nothing to suggest , of course , that there is no virtue in trying to ensure its continuance . Human beings differ greatly in their ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Man as Despot | 11 |
Stewardship and Cooperation with | 28 |
Copyright | |
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