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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... human virtue is excellence of human functioning , doing well the job of being human . But what is the job of being hu- man ? What is the function of man ? Human functioning , the job of being human - as we have seen in our consideration ...
... human virtue is excellence of human functioning , doing well the job of being human . But what is the job of being hu- man ? What is the function of man ? Human functioning , the job of being human - as we have seen in our consideration ...
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... human goodness follows immediately from the meaning of goodness in general . Human goodness is the full actuality of human nature at which human beings as potential necessarily aim . Since man is the rational animal , and as animal also ...
... human goodness follows immediately from the meaning of goodness in general . Human goodness is the full actuality of human nature at which human beings as potential necessarily aim . Since man is the rational animal , and as animal also ...
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Francis H. Parker. ing to Berkeley , we know God and other human minds only in- directly , God being known as the cause of certain of our ideas . We know other human minds only by analogy to our own . Berkeley writes , “ A human spirit ...
Francis H. Parker. ing to Berkeley , we know God and other human minds only in- directly , God being known as the cause of certain of our ideas . We know other human minds only by analogy to our own . Berkeley writes , “ A human spirit ...
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The Philosophical Story Previewed | 3 |
The Cosmological Philosophers | 13 |
The Anthropological Philosophers | 34 |
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