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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... contingent existents depend for their existence . Three other important properties follow from the concept of God as ... contingent . God does not emanate the world out of Himself ( Plotinus ) , for then the world would be God ...
... contingent existents depend for their existence . Three other important properties follow from the concept of God as ... contingent . God does not emanate the world out of Himself ( Plotinus ) , for then the world would be God ...
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... contingent . Here " contingent " means existentially contingent or dependent in being ; existential contingency is the possibility of not existing . And the things about us are certainly existen- tially contingent , able not to exist ...
... contingent . Here " contingent " means existentially contingent or dependent in being ; existential contingency is the possibility of not existing . And the things about us are certainly existen- tially contingent , able not to exist ...
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... contingent is for it to be contingent upon , for a thing to be contingent upon is for it to be contingent upon something , and for a thing to be contin- gent upon something there must be that something upon which it is contingent . The ...
... contingent is for it to be contingent upon , for a thing to be contingent upon is for it to be contingent upon something , and for a thing to be contin- gent upon something there must be that something upon which it is contingent . The ...
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The Philosophical Story Previewed | 3 |
The Cosmological Philosophers | 13 |
The Anthropological Philosophers | 34 |
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