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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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"exist only" vs. "only exist"
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00 I want to know which of the two following sentences is grammatically sound and why. 02 br
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00 1) "For Rousseau, a moral being can 01 b 00 exist only 02 b 00 if an individual is, (i) free (that is, most simply, the individual is not a slave) and (ii) freed of the “impulses of appetite” (to the extent that man “consults his reason before heeding his inclinations”) (Ibid: 56). " 02 br
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00 2) "For Rousseau, a moral being can 01 b 00 only exist 02 b 00 if an individual is, (i) free (that is, most simply, the individual is not a slave) and (ii) freed of the “impulses of appetite” (to the extent that man “consults his reason before heeding his inclinations”) (Ibid: 56). " 02 br
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00 I want to know which of the two following sentences is grammatically sound and why. 02 br
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00 1) "For Rousseau, a moral being can 01 b 00 exist only 02 b 00 if an individual is, (i) free (that is, most simply, the individual is not a slave) and (ii) freed of the “impulses of appetite” (to the extent that man “consults his reason before heeding his inclinations”) (Ibid: 56). " 02 br
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00 2) "For Rousseau, a moral being can 01 b 00 only exist 02 b 00 if an individual is, (i) free (that is, most simply, the individual is not a slave) and (ii) freed of the “impulses of appetite” (to the extent that man “consults his reason before heeding his inclinations”) (Ibid: 56). " 02 br
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0 Both say the same thing, but for this style, in which the mechanics of the logic are being highlighted, the first is the more likely formulation. 02 br
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