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합리적 신념_ 과학사의 예 The history of science is replete with instances of faith in reason and vision of truth. Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton were all imbued with unshakable faith in reason. For this, Bruno was burned at the stake and Spinoza suffered excommunication. At every step from the conception of a rational vision to the formulation of a theory, faith is necessary: faith in the vision as a rationally.. 2008. 11. 2.
practice of love #2 - How does one practice ? How does one practice discipline? ... It is essential, however, that discipline should not be practiced like a rule imposed in oneself from the outside, but that it becomes an expression of one's own will; that it is felt as pleasant, and that one slowly accustoms oneself to a kind of behavior which one would eventually miss, if one stopped practicing it. It is one of the unfortunate aspects of .. 2008. 11. 2.
The Practice of love #1 First of all, the practice of an art requires discipline. I shall never be good at anything if I do not do it in a disciplined way; anything I do only if "I am in the mood" may be a nice or amusing hobby, but I shall never become a master in that art. But the problem is not only that of discipline in the practice of the particular art but it is that of discipline in one's whole life. That concen.. 2008. 10. 31.
Integrity In contrast to symbiotic union, mature love is union under the condition of preserving one's integrity, one's individuality. Love is an active power in man; a power which breaks throush the walls which separate man from his fellows men, which unites him with others; love makes him overcome the sense of isolation and separateness, yet it permits him to be himself, to retain his integrity. In love.. 2008. 8. 31.