The Philosophy of the Good Life: Being the Gifford Lectures Delivered in the University of St. Andrews, 1929-1930A deliberate historical examination of the conception of the good life entertained, and taught by the famous moral leaders of mankind : Zarathustra, The Buddha, Confucius, Muhammad, Socrates, Plato, the Stoics, The Jewish prophets, and Jesus Christ. |
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Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
man and about the destiny of man and of the universe His practical | 2 |
preference which we ought to give to the a posteriori over the a priori | 20 |
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accept action appears authority beauty become belief belongs body Buddhism called century certainly Christ Christian claim common conception concerned conscience considering definite desire distinctive divine doctrine doubt duty elements especially eternal ethical evil existence experience expression fact faith feel final follow force fundamental give gods human idea ideal India individual influence intellectual interest Israel Jesus kind knowledge later lectures less living mankind matter means mind moral nature never noble original passed Persian philosophers Plato practice present principle prophets question rational reality reason recognize refuse regard religion religious represented requirements respect responsibility seems sense social society Socrates soul speak spirit standard teaching theory things thou thought tion tradition true truth ultimate universe virtue whole worship Yasna Zarathustra
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| Title | The Philosophy of the Good Life: Being the Gifford Lectures Delivered in the University of St. Andrews, 1929-1930 Gifford lectures Saint Andrews University. Gifford lectures The Gifford Lectures del. in the Univ. of St. Andrews The Gifford lectures ; 1929-30 |
| Author | Charles Gore |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1930 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | Jan 17, 2008 |
| Length | 346 pages |
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