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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... determinate things of the world could be generated out of the apeiron . If the world stuff is inde- terminate , how does it form the many determinate things which make up the world we experience ? Anaximander has no other ultimate than ...
... determinate things of the world could be generated out of the apeiron . If the world stuff is inde- terminate , how does it form the many determinate things which make up the world we experience ? Anaximander has no other ultimate than ...
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... determinate things from the matrix of the indeterminate . Just as the production of a deter- minate ingot of steel requires both the molten steel and the die that stamps it , so does the origin of every definite thing require both an ...
... determinate things from the matrix of the indeterminate . Just as the production of a deter- minate ingot of steel requires both the molten steel and the die that stamps it , so does the origin of every definite thing require both an ...
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... determinate , changing things up to pure , determinate actuality or form which is not in nature because , lacking matter or potentiality , it cannot change . pure actuality or form A B form , actuality C D matter , potentiality E F ...
... determinate , changing things up to pure , determinate actuality or form which is not in nature because , lacking matter or potentiality , it cannot change . pure actuality or form A B form , actuality C D matter , potentiality E F ...
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The Philosophical Story Previewed | 3 |
The Cosmological Philosophers | 13 |
The Anthropological Philosophers | 34 |
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