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... mind ? Why has he selected these particular images out of all possible ones ? At this point , objects lose their autonomy and become in- corporated once more into a human consciousness , just as in Proust . Jealousy is a brilliant ...
... mind ? Why has he selected these particular images out of all possible ones ? At this point , objects lose their autonomy and become in- corporated once more into a human consciousness , just as in Proust . Jealousy is a brilliant ...
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... mind . This state of mind has as its controlling centre an acknowledg- ment of the plentitude , diversity and individuality of human beings in society , together with the belief that such characteris- tics are good as ends in themselves ...
... mind . This state of mind has as its controlling centre an acknowledg- ment of the plentitude , diversity and individuality of human beings in society , together with the belief that such characteris- tics are good as ends in themselves ...
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... mind ' ; the connections between all three are not so easily suppres- sed . At the same time Mr Goode needs to remember that liberalism is a state of mind , whatever else it may be , and that it is perfectly possible to be either a ...
... mind ' ; the connections between all three are not so easily suppres- sed . At the same time Mr Goode needs to remember that liberalism is a state of mind , whatever else it may be , and that it is perfectly possible to be either a ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
Character and Liberalism | 35 |
The Ideology of Being English | 56 |
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