A History of Greek Philosophy: (1969) : The fifth-century enlightenmentCambridge University Press, 1962 - Philosophy, Ancient |
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... believed that they were based this belief on the existence of a hierarchical dispensation pre- vailing throughout the whole of nature . At the head is God , the supreme ruler , after him the angels , then man , who in turn is lord over ...
... believed that they were based this belief on the existence of a hierarchical dispensation pre- vailing throughout the whole of nature . At the head is God , the supreme ruler , after him the angels , then man , who in turn is lord over ...
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... believed himself to be nearest to the truth , but were there any solid grounds for trusting one rather than another ? Gorgias attacked on this front too . For him they were simply , like orators , masters of the art of verbal persuasion ...
... believed himself to be nearest to the truth , but were there any solid grounds for trusting one rather than another ? Gorgias attacked on this front too . For him they were simply , like orators , masters of the art of verbal persuasion ...
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... believed in an ideal of knowledge for its own sake , divorced from practical aims , and despised the useful arts , and there is some justice in recent claims that this generalization results from the academic habit of relying too ...
... believed in an ideal of knowledge for its own sake , divorced from practical aims , and despised the useful arts , and there is some justice in recent claims that this generalization results from the academic habit of relying too ...
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... believed to depend on certain natural or even divine gifts which were the mark of good birth and breeding . They were definitely a matter of physis , cultivated , as a boy grew up , by the experience of living with and following the ...
... believed to depend on certain natural or even divine gifts which were the mark of good birth and breeding . They were definitely a matter of physis , cultivated , as a boy grew up , by the experience of living with and following the ...
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... ( RE , XL . Halbb . 919f . ) thought it might be an independent work . The title does not occur in D.L.'s list of Protagoras's works , which is however defective . reality to be known . All alike1 believed in the 47.
... ( RE , XL . Halbb . 919f . ) thought it might be an independent work . The title does not occur in D.L.'s list of Protagoras's works , which is however defective . reality to be known . All alike1 believed in the 47.
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A History of Greek Philosophy: The fifth-century enlightenment William Keith Chambers Guthrie No preview available - 1962 |
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