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... action rather than debate . ( By action of course I do not mean merely physical action : from the standpoint of the theatre a character who says , I have a headache , performs an action as much as one who falls off a steeple . ) When ...
... action rather than debate . ( By action of course I do not mean merely physical action : from the standpoint of the theatre a character who says , I have a headache , performs an action as much as one who falls off a steeple . ) When ...
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... action , is demanded of him and he is asked not to embroider gaily or romantically upon life but to copy it , he is robbed of a great part of his re- sources . He is forced to forgo asides because people do not naturally talk to ...
... action , is demanded of him and he is asked not to embroider gaily or romantically upon life but to copy it , he is robbed of a great part of his re- sources . He is forced to forgo asides because people do not naturally talk to ...
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... action is ? It is not action that aims at happiness ; it is a happy chance if happiness results . Plato , as we know , enjoined upon his wise man to abandon the serene life of contemplation for the turmoil of practical affairs and ...
... action is ? It is not action that aims at happiness ; it is a happy chance if happiness results . Plato , as we know , enjoined upon his wise man to abandon the serene life of contemplation for the turmoil of practical affairs and ...
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