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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... nature is concerned first with nature generally as the domain of change ; with the structure , causes , and types of change ; and with the categories of changing things ; second , with the ultimate cause of change , God ; and third with ...
... nature is concerned first with nature generally as the domain of change ; with the structure , causes , and types of change ; and with the categories of changing things ; second , with the ultimate cause of change , God ; and third with ...
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... nature or any natural thing to exist . Therefore they find ques- tionable that which the ancient philosophers took for granted , the existence of the world of nature . Yet the medieval philoso- phers ' question about the existence of nature ...
... nature or any natural thing to exist . Therefore they find ques- tionable that which the ancient philosophers took for granted , the existence of the world of nature . Yet the medieval philoso- phers ' question about the existence of nature ...
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... nature is inevitably a state of war destructive of self - preservation , this second law of nature immediately leads to Hobbes ' famed social contract in which everyone says to everyone else : " I authorize and give up my right of ...
... nature is inevitably a state of war destructive of self - preservation , this second law of nature immediately leads to Hobbes ' famed social contract in which everyone says to everyone else : " I authorize and give up my right of ...
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The Philosophical Story Previewed | 3 |
The Cosmological Philosophers | 13 |
The Anthropological Philosophers | 34 |
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