The more I considered Christianity, the more I found that while it had established a rule and order, the chief aim of that order was to give room for good things to run wild.

G. K. Chesterton

Orthodoxy

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Christianity

Author

G. K. Chesterton

Source

Orthodoxy

Genre

Religious literature

Language

English

Time

1908 1900s 20th century

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Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Chesterton, G. K. Orthodoxy. John Lane Company, 1908, ch. 6.

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The philosophy which is so important in each of us is not a technical matter; it is our more or less dumb sense of what life honestly and deeply means. It is only partly got from books; it is our individual way of just seeing and feeling the total push and pressure of the cosmos.

William James

Pragmatism

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Worldview Meaning of life

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William James
Source
Pragmatism
Genre
Philosophical speech
Language
English
Time
1906 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

James, William. "The Present Dilemma in Philosophy." Nov. 1906, Lowell Institute, Boston, MA, USA. Lecture.

Current Citation

James, William. "The Present Dilemma in Philosophy." Pragmatism. Dover Publications, 2018.