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's clear and distinct ideas . The understanding is weak and limited in the extent of its clear and distinct ideas , Descartes maintains , while the will is unlimited and infinite , and as pure will it is identical with the ...
... understanding's clear and distinct ideas . The understanding is weak and limited in the extent of its clear and distinct ideas , Descartes maintains , while the will is unlimited and infinite , and as pure will it is identical with the ...
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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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... understanding , the categories , answer the question , How must we always understand objects ? This is the topic of the " Transcendental Analytic ” in the Critique of Pure Reason , and it is Kant's justification of the possibility of ...
... understanding , the categories , answer the question , How must we always understand objects ? This is the topic of the " Transcendental Analytic ” in the Critique of Pure Reason , and it is Kant's justification of the possibility of ...
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The Philosophical Story Previewed | 3 |
The Cosmological Philosophers | 13 |
The Anthropological Philosophers | 34 |
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