Foundations of Western Thought: Six Major Philosophers. [Selection of Readings]James Gordon Clapp |
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... knowledge and understanding which are desirable for their own sake are most attainable in the knowledge of that which is most knowable . For the man who desires knowledge for its own sake will most desire the most perfect knowledge ...
... knowledge and understanding which are desirable for their own sake are most attainable in the knowledge of that which is most knowable . For the man who desires knowledge for its own sake will most desire the most perfect knowledge ...
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... Knowledge is a mode of conception dealing [ ch . 6 with universals and things that are of necessity ; and demonstrated truths and all scientific knowledge ( since this involves reasoning ) are derived from first principles ...
... Knowledge is a mode of conception dealing [ ch . 6 with universals and things that are of necessity ; and demonstrated truths and all scientific knowledge ( since this involves reasoning ) are derived from first principles ...
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... knowledge , i.e. , knowledge beyond ex- perience , that is wanted . Thus neither external experience which is the source of physical science proper , nor internal experience which is the groundwork of empirical psychology , will ...
... knowledge , i.e. , knowledge beyond ex- perience , that is wanted . Thus neither external experience which is the source of physical science proper , nor internal experience which is the groundwork of empirical psychology , will ...
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absolute action actually admit Agathon Alcibiades Anaxagoras animal appear argument Aristodemus Aristophanes Aristotle attributes body called categorical imperative cause Cebes certainly Cleanthes clearly colour conceive concept concerned consider contrary Crito David Hume definition Descartes desire distinct divine doubt earth Echecrates effect Eryximachus essence eternal exist experience fact faculty false feel formula happiness Hence honour human Hume Hylas ideas imagine impossible intellect intelligible judgment Kant kind knowledge mathematics matter mean merely metaphysics mind moral motion nature never not-being object opinion ousia pain particular perceive perception perfect Phaedo Phaedrus Philonous philosophers Plato pleasure possess possible potentially present principle priori pure reason qualities question rational regard replied scepticism sensation sense sensible things Simmias Socrates sort soul speak species Stranger substance suppose synthetic proposition term Theaetetus thought tion true truth understand universe virtue whole words