The Cambridge History of English Literature, Volume 14Sir Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller G.P. Putnam's sons, 1917 - English literature |
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... perhaps , a clearer view of political theory and certainly a wider knowledge of historical conditions . He was , of course , a whole- hearted adherent of the greatest happiness principle , and added nothing to its statement ; but he was ...
... perhaps , a clearer view of political theory and certainly a wider knowledge of historical conditions . He was , of course , a whole- hearted adherent of the greatest happiness principle , and added nothing to its statement ; but he was ...
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... perhaps , a generation . " The truth lies somewhere between these extreme views , and it is import- ant to arrive at a correct estimate of Hamilton's work in order to understand the course of British philosophy . Sir William Hamilton ...
... perhaps , a generation . " The truth lies somewhere between these extreme views , and it is import- ant to arrive at a correct estimate of Hamilton's work in order to understand the course of British philosophy . Sir William Hamilton ...
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... perhaps , his later writings adhered more nearly to the traditional views than might have been anticipated from some indications in his early articles . These two articles provide the key for understanding Mill's own thought . He looks ...
... perhaps , his later writings adhered more nearly to the traditional views than might have been anticipated from some indications in his early articles . These two articles provide the key for understanding Mill's own thought . He looks ...
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... Perhaps , he regarded the fundamental positions of Benthamism as too secure to need much elabora- tion . What he offers is a finely conceived and finely written defence of utilitarian ethics , into which his own modifications of ...
... Perhaps , he regarded the fundamental positions of Benthamism as too secure to need much elabora- tion . What he offers is a finely conceived and finely written defence of utilitarian ethics , into which his own modifications of ...
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... Perhaps , he did not add very much to them . But he saw their limitations more clearly than others did : the hypothetical nature of economic theory , and the danger that democratic government might prove antagonistic to the causes of ...
... Perhaps , he did not add very much to them . But he saw their limitations more clearly than others did : the hypothetical nature of economic theory , and the danger that democratic government might prove antagonistic to the causes of ...
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