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English term or phrase:
nonreduceable good
Finnish translation:
vähentymätön hyvä
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English term
vähentymättömät hyvät
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Philosophy
Philosophical term meaning that a person can accumulate "goods", like a safe life, long lifetime expectancy, freedom from toil and misery, sort of like putting money on a bank account. Unfortunately I don't know which line of thought this term comes from, and would be thankful for that information, too.
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vähentymätön hyvä
I found it:
The basic proposition of Abraham Kuyper's sphere sovereignty is that distinct aspects of reality are nonreduceable.
You can read more about it in the link.
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Note added at 1 day 21 hrs 57 mins (2005-06-09 12:57:51 GMT)
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I have studied theoretical philosophy for four years, so I am interested in this as well. So I investigated this a bit further and found out that ALAN GEWIRTH has also written about the different kinds of good in his book Freedom and Reason, mentioning nonreduceable good.
The basic proposition of Abraham Kuyper's sphere sovereignty is that distinct aspects of reality are nonreduceable.
You can read more about it in the link.
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Note added at 1 day 21 hrs 57 mins (2005-06-09 12:57:51 GMT)
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I have studied theoretical philosophy for four years, so I am interested in this as well. So I investigated this a bit further and found out that ALAN GEWIRTH has also written about the different kinds of good in his book Freedom and Reason, mentioning nonreduceable good.
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