Freedom of Choice AffirmedDr. Corliss Lamont, using Humanist philosophy as his touchstone, convincingly argues the case for the existence of freedom of choice. Brilliantly reasoned and richly documented, Freedom of Choice Affirmed draws upon science, literature, and religion as well as the work of Einstein, William James, Erich Fromm, Spinoza, Luther, and Melville, among others. |
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Contents
The Continuing Controversy | xiii |
PART | 11 |
The Perennial Debate | 13 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Freedom of Choice Affirmed Issue 339 of Beacon paperback |
| Author | Corliss Lamont |
| Edition | 3, reprint |
| Publisher | Horizon Press, 1967 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Aug 26, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0826404766, 9780826404763 |
| Length | 214 pages |
| Subjects | › Philosophy / Epistemology |
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