The Story of Western PhilosophyThis book was born of the paperback boom, and it is meant as an aid in the interpretation of the history of Western philosophy. It is designed especially for use in a course in the history of philosophy, but I hope that it may also prove useful for other purposes, such as an historical introduction to philosophy or a comprehensive review of the history of philosophy or just as a help to the general reader trying to make some sense out of the history of Western philosophy.-Preface. |
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... periods : the Cosmological Period , extending from about 600 to 425 B.C. , the Anthropological Period , extending from about 450 to about 399 B.C. ( the death of Socrates ) , and the Systematic Pe- riod , extending from about 399 to ...
... periods : the Cosmological Period , extending from about 600 to 425 B.C. , the Anthropological Period , extending from about 450 to about 399 B.C. ( the death of Socrates ) , and the Systematic Pe- riod , extending from about 399 to ...
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... Period is that " Matter is the measure of all things . " In the Anthropological Period , as its name indicates , the philosophers turn their attention away from the whole of re- ality and from its material part to that sub - part of ...
... Period is that " Matter is the measure of all things . " In the Anthropological Period , as its name indicates , the philosophers turn their attention away from the whole of re- ality and from its material part to that sub - part of ...
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... Period . " As in the other two periods , this period also contains a certain withdrawal and return : Plato tends to emphasize the stable , abstract , time- less part of reality in separation from the changing , concrete , and temporal ...
... Period . " As in the other two periods , this period also contains a certain withdrawal and return : Plato tends to emphasize the stable , abstract , time- less part of reality in separation from the changing , concrete , and temporal ...
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The Philosophical Story Previewed | 3 |
The Cosmological Philosophers | 13 |
The Anthropological Philosophers | 34 |
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