The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftMethuen, 1953 - 400 pages |
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Page 52
... Reason , it was held , was the same in all When , therefore , one's life was in accord with reason it would conform in all respects to the principles given by the general sense of mankind ; from the norm established by uniform reason ...
... Reason , it was held , was the same in all When , therefore , one's life was in accord with reason it would conform in all respects to the principles given by the general sense of mankind ; from the norm established by uniform reason ...
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... reason over the passions ; ęsthetically , the control of reason over fancy and imagination . Because this classical view lent itself readily to Christian interpretation , it came , first through Plato and later through Aristotle , to ...
... reason over the passions ; ęsthetically , the control of reason over fancy and imagination . Because this classical view lent itself readily to Christian interpretation , it came , first through Plato and later through Aristotle , to ...
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... reason but of a false reason ; the will , by giving assent to these false judgments , gives life to the passions . Another source of the passions is found in the senses : these , messengers to the understanding , are often deceived ; a ...
... reason but of a false reason ; the will , by giving assent to these false judgments , gives life to the passions . Another source of the passions is found in the senses : these , messengers to the understanding , are often deceived ; a ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
YEARS OF ACTIVITY AND SUSPENSE | 101 |
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