Basic Problems of Philosophy: Selected ReadingsDaniel J. Bronstein, Yervant Hovhannes Krikorian, Philip Paul Wiener |
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... philosophy ? It means that the philosopher is free to investigate by the methods of rational inquiry , provided that his conclusions do not interfere with the established truths of theology . It is held that the latter , which are ...
... philosophy ? It means that the philosopher is free to investigate by the methods of rational inquiry , provided that his conclusions do not interfere with the established truths of theology . It is held that the latter , which are ...
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... Philosophy , according to this view , should be based on feeling , rather than reason or intellect . By others , Santayana for example , philosophy has been understood in another sense - as a personal expression of one's reactions to ...
... Philosophy , according to this view , should be based on feeling , rather than reason or intellect . By others , Santayana for example , philosophy has been understood in another sense - as a personal expression of one's reactions to ...
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... philosophy will be except in so far as our conclusions are derived from our knowledge of its past and its present . The first effect of a historical consideration of philosophical opinions is that we feel sure we cannot have any ...
... philosophy will be except in so far as our conclusions are derived from our knowledge of its past and its present . The first effect of a historical consideration of philosophical opinions is that we feel sure we cannot have any ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
On the Improvement of the Understanding Benedict | 30 |
INTRODUCTION | 68 |
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