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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... whole and their interrelation . At the ontogenetic level , the level of the child , linguistic- conceptual growth seems to be from whole to parts to whole - of- parts . When a child first begins to think and talk he does not see the ...
... whole and their interrelation . At the ontogenetic level , the level of the child , linguistic- conceptual growth seems to be from whole to parts to whole - of- parts . When a child first begins to think and talk he does not see the ...
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... whole . The third and final stage is a return to the whole of being or reality with all its parts seen in it - seen distinctly from the whole and from each other as merely parts , yet also viewed as parts of the whole . The milkman ...
... whole . The third and final stage is a return to the whole of being or reality with all its parts seen in it - seen distinctly from the whole and from each other as merely parts , yet also viewed as parts of the whole . The milkman ...
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Francis H. Parker. whole . Matter and man , the two parts which previously had been separated from the whole , are now rejoined to the reality of which they are parts . The parts are viewed as parts of the whole - hence the name , the ...
Francis H. Parker. whole . Matter and man , the two parts which previously had been separated from the whole , are now rejoined to the reality of which they are parts . The parts are viewed as parts of the whole - hence the name , the ...
Contents
The Philosophical Story Previewed | 3 |
The Cosmological Philosophers | 13 |
The Anthropological Philosophers | 34 |
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