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A doctrine on the meaning of pain and suffering was, in all lands, at all times, in the whole world, at the core of the teachings and directives which the great religious and philosophical thinkers gave to men. On this meaning was built an instruction and an invitation to encounter suffering correctly, to suffer properly (or, to eliminate suffering).
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© 1974 Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, Netherlands
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Scheler, M. (1974). The Meaning of Suffering. In: Frings, M.S. (eds) Max Scheler (1874–1928) Centennial Essays. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6434-4_6
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