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Theism For The Masses, Non-Dualism For The Monastic Elite: A Fresh Look At Sankara's Trans-Theistic Spirituality, Lance E. Nelson Jan 1989

Theism For The Masses, Non-Dualism For The Monastic Elite: A Fresh Look At Sankara's Trans-Theistic Spirituality, Lance E. Nelson

Lance E. Nelson

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Between Scylla And Charybdis: Sociological Objectivity And Bias, Lester R. Kurtz Jan 1989

Between Scylla And Charybdis: Sociological Objectivity And Bias, Lester R. Kurtz

Lester R. Kurtz

The Greek tragic flaw refers to a virtue extended to such an extreme that it becomes a vice. Sociology's tragic flaw includes a virtue - the pursuit of objectivity - when carried to an extreme exchanges personal prejudices for abstract ones.