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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... understanding seeking and being fulfilled by faith . Man's grasp always sur- passes but lures his vision onward ; man's dim apprehension al- ways transcends but invites his clear comprehension . The grasp is first of something visible ...
... understanding seeking and being fulfilled by faith . Man's grasp always sur- passes but lures his vision onward ; man's dim apprehension al- ways transcends but invites his clear comprehension . The grasp is first of something visible ...
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... understanding of the universal and fundamental principles of all things acquired by rational abstraction from his natural sensory experience . Thus did Thomas Aquinas try to hold sensation , reason , and revelation all together in a ...
... understanding of the universal and fundamental principles of all things acquired by rational abstraction from his natural sensory experience . Thus did Thomas Aquinas try to hold sensation , reason , and revelation all together in a ...
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... understanding , and therefore also for his , an understanding of the whole world which contains and conditions them and to which they are essentially related . Thus it is that the completely adequate , comprehensive , or true understanding ...
... understanding , and therefore also for his , an understanding of the whole world which contains and conditions them and to which they are essentially related . Thus it is that the completely adequate , comprehensive , or true understanding ...
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The Philosophical Story Previewed | 3 |
The Cosmological Philosophers | 13 |
The Anthropological Philosophers | 34 |
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