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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... means the actuality of potentiality to Plato's view that virtue means the excellent functioning of a thing , and we should also note that Aristotle's ethical theory , like Plato's , is a natural law theory , one that regards the good as ...
... means the actuality of potentiality to Plato's view that virtue means the excellent functioning of a thing , and we should also note that Aristotle's ethical theory , like Plato's , is a natural law theory , one that regards the good as ...
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... means . The happy life is also the complete and self- sufficient one ; happiness leaves nothing to be desired . So also happiness includes both pleasure and virtue , and since human beings are physical beings living in a material world ...
... means . The happy life is also the complete and self- sufficient one ; happiness leaves nothing to be desired . So also happiness includes both pleasure and virtue , and since human beings are physical beings living in a material world ...
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... means toward one's own ends . Notice , however , that this second form of the categorical impera- tive does not prohibit using other people as means ; it only pro- hibits using them merely as means and not also treating them as ends in ...
... means toward one's own ends . Notice , however , that this second form of the categorical impera- tive does not prohibit using other people as means ; it only pro- hibits using them merely as means and not also treating them as ends in ...
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The Philosophical Story Previewed | 3 |
The Cosmological Philosophers | 13 |
The Anthropological Philosophers | 34 |
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