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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Page 185
... reality in the efficient and total cause as in its effect . For , pray , whence can the effect derive its reality , if not from its cause ? . . . And from this it follows , not only that something cannot proceed from nothing , but ...
... reality in the efficient and total cause as in its effect . For , pray , whence can the effect derive its reality , if not from its cause ? . . . And from this it follows , not only that something cannot proceed from nothing , but ...
Page 192
... reality . Des- cartes's reiteration that God guarantees our memory of clear and distinct perceptions means that God guarantees that what we must believe to be true must actually be true of extra - mental reality . The acceptance and ...
... reality . Des- cartes's reiteration that God guarantees our memory of clear and distinct perceptions means that God guarantees that what we must believe to be true must actually be true of extra - mental reality . The acceptance and ...
Page 306
... reality in some thing , some term of a supposed relation , for when they did this they could never find the relation of that term to all others . If we place reality in things , their interrelations must lie outside reality and can ...
... reality in some thing , some term of a supposed relation , for when they did this they could never find the relation of that term to all others . If we place reality in things , their interrelations must lie outside reality and can ...
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The Philosophical Story Previewed | 3 |
The Cosmological Philosophers | 13 |
The Anthropological Philosophers | 34 |
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