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This book delves into various topics including good sense, study, despair, freedom, and virtue. The author posits that good sense is an intuitive faculty, not derived from formal deductions, referring to it as the highest of human endowments as it is the chief and peculiar province in the commerce of the world. Regarding study, he emphasizes that it perfects nature and is perfected by experience, and that reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. He suggests that despair weighs down the soul leading to destruction. He goes on to describe the nature of slavery as a bitter draught and how it can lead to a loss of freedom. The author explores the topic of virtue and posits that it is of intrinsic value, good desert, and of indispensable obligation, arguing that it is the foundation of honor and esteem. Overall, the book contains various insightful essays exploring the nature of human experience, offering valuable perspectives on the subjects it discusses.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book delves into various topics including good sense, study, despair, freedom, and virtue. The author posits that good sense is an intuitive faculty, not derived from formal deductions, referring to it as the highest of human endowments as it is the chief and peculiar province in the commerce of the world. Regarding study, he emphasizes that it perfects nature and is perfected by experience, and that reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. He suggests that despair weighs down the soul leading to destruction. He goes on to describe the nature of slavery as a bitter draught and how it can lead to a loss of freedom. The author explores the topic of virtue and posits that it is of intrinsic value, good desert, and of indispensable obligation, arguing that it is the foundation of honor and esteem. Overall, the book contains various insightful essays exploring the nature of human experience, offering valuable perspectives on the subjects it discusses. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9780259567578_0
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English Collection, or Choice of Extracts From Several Authors: For the Use of Those, Who Desire to Improve the Knowledge of the English Language (Classic Reprint)
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