Basic Problems of Philosophy: Selected ReadingsDaniel J. Bronstein, Yervant Hovhannes Krikorian, Philip Paul Wiener |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 47
Page 175
... discover natural laws by appealing to Aristotle instead of nature , he was led to undervalue the rĂ´le of the mind in selecting and interpreting the raw data of experience . There are passages in Bacon's writings , including a few in the ...
... discover natural laws by appealing to Aristotle instead of nature , he was led to undervalue the rĂ´le of the mind in selecting and interpreting the raw data of experience . There are passages in Bacon's writings , including a few in the ...
Page 378
... discover the reason why no philosopher , who is rational and modest , has ever pretended to assign the ultimate cause of any natural operation , or to show distinctly the action of that power , which produces any single effect in the ...
... discover the reason why no philosopher , who is rational and modest , has ever pretended to assign the ultimate cause of any natural operation , or to show distinctly the action of that power , which produces any single effect in the ...
Page 407
... discover how it is related to other similar processes . In short , we inquire into the mechanism of perception . We deal with factors , processes , and quantities sup- posed to be known or ascertainable . Stimulus , medium , and or- gan ...
... discover how it is related to other similar processes . In short , we inquire into the mechanism of perception . We deal with factors , processes , and quantities sup- posed to be known or ascertainable . Stimulus , medium , and or- gan ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
On the Improvement of the Understanding Benedict | 30 |
INTRODUCTION | 68 |
Copyright | |
14 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
absolute abstract action aesthetic Archelaus argument Aristotle attain axioms beauty become believe body bourgeoisie called causal cause certainly Charles Peirce common sense conception conclusion Democritus desire divine doctrine doubt ence epistemology essence ethical evil existence experience external fact faith fallibilism feeling freedom give Hegel human hypothesis ideal ideas imagination individual inference intellectual intuition kind knowledge less liberty logical logical positivists Marxist mathematical mathematical physics matter means ment merely metaphysical method mind moral nature never nominalists notion object observed opinion particular passions perceive perception person philosophy philosophy of science physical Plato political Polus possible present principle problem proletariat proposition qualities question reality reason regard relation religion religious result scientific scientific method simple social Socrates soul Spinoza spirit suppose Theism theology theory things thought tion true truth understanding universe whole words