This organic vision of society was shared by moralists and philosophers.From theCambridge English Corpus
That may not have been popular among the unworldly moralists who haunt the climate change stage, but it was realistic.From theCambridge English Corpus
First, there were sermons, in turn heavily influenced by the writings of moralists.From theCambridge English Corpus
What constituted independence in terms of wealth was a perennial theme for the moralists of the court.From theCambridge English Corpus
If either of these arguments is credible, then the global legalmoralistis effectively challenged.From theCambridge English Corpus
Unlike the academic moralists, she is not "firmly imprisoned in an ivory tower" (p. 8).From theCambridge English Corpus
It was the possibility of misidentification which most distressed commentators and moralists, who continued to fret about the habits of common people.From theCambridge English Corpus
He was, in the words of one writer, ' ' amoralist, a rustic sage, but above all a missionary.From theCambridge English Corpus
These moralists acknowledge no lawgiver and no judge.From theCambridge English Corpus
It is worth asking, however, to what extent moralists and parish priests actually succeeded in influencing the work patterns of women and men.From theCambridge English Corpus
One could no longer uncontroversially draw on either physicians or religious moralists for direction.From theCambridge English Corpus
Some moralists seem to think, however, that ethical theories should not do this.From theCambridge English Corpus
But they tend to remain more epistemologists than moralists.From theCambridge English Corpus
Early philosophers, theologians, and moralists often viewed individuals as solely motivated by selfserving interests and needs.From theCambridge English Corpus
Medieval moralists scorned any form of profit as "usury," seeing it as unjust exchange.From theCambridge English Corpus
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