The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftOxford University Press, 1936 - 398 pages |
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... moral philosophy , discovering in the ethical treatises of Greek and Latin writers moral doctrine of far greater appeal than that which came to them filtered through the medieval mind . For these men , the pagan Stoics sup- planted the ...
... moral philosophy , discovering in the ethical treatises of Greek and Latin writers moral doctrine of far greater appeal than that which came to them filtered through the medieval mind . For these men , the pagan Stoics sup- planted the ...
Page 144
... moral for decency in conduct and for respect for the church as a social institution . But from this , as we shall see in the closing section of this chapter , it is inaccurate to conclude that his religion terminated in ethics . The ...
... moral for decency in conduct and for respect for the church as a social institution . But from this , as we shall see in the closing section of this chapter , it is inaccurate to conclude that his religion terminated in ethics . The ...
Page 146
... moral argument ? 6 It is centrality which is the foremost characteristic of Swift's thought . Thus , when he wrote of the relations to be ob- served between church and state , when he wrote of matters connected with religious toleration ...
... moral argument ? 6 It is centrality which is the foremost characteristic of Swift's thought . Thus , when he wrote of the relations to be ob- served between church and state , when he wrote of matters connected with religious toleration ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
The Battle of the Books AND A Tale of a Tub | 75 |
Copyright | |
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