A History of Greek Philosophy: (1969) : The fifth-century enlightenmentCambridge University Press, 1962 - Philosophy, Ancient |
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... existence of gods an undemonstrable assumption . The second is rooted in the teaching of Socrates , but culminates later in Plato's ideal theory , according to which such concepts as justice and beauty , as well as identity and equality ...
... existence of gods an undemonstrable assumption . The second is rooted in the teaching of Socrates , but culminates later in Plato's ideal theory , according to which such concepts as justice and beauty , as well as identity and equality ...
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... existence of rulers and subjects , masters and servants , merely a matter of practical convenience , or is it grounded in ineradicable natural differences ? In studying the various answers that have been given to these questions , the ...
... existence of rulers and subjects , masters and servants , merely a matter of practical convenience , or is it grounded in ineradicable natural differences ? In studying the various answers that have been given to these questions , the ...
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... existence of ' unwritten laws ' , and the relation between the two illustrates well the transitional nature of this period of thought . For some , the phrase denoted certain eternal moral principles , uni- versally valid and overruling ...
... existence of ' unwritten laws ' , and the relation between the two illustrates well the transitional nature of this period of thought . For some , the phrase denoted certain eternal moral principles , uni- versally valid and overruling ...
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... existence of a belief that slavery is unnatural is Euripides , whose characters utter such sentiments as ' Only the name brings shame to a slave : in all else slave is no worse than free , if he be a good man ' . This is not necessarily ...
... existence of a belief that slavery is unnatural is Euripides , whose characters utter such sentiments as ' Only the name brings shame to a slave : in all else slave is no worse than free , if he be a good man ' . This is not necessarily ...
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... existence when he satirized sophists in the Clouds , but still used the word in a more general sense , in which it could include ( for those who disapproved of him ) Socrates , although he took no fees and is constantly represented by ...
... existence when he satirized sophists in the Clouds , but still used the word in a more general sense , in which it could include ( for those who disapproved of him ) Socrates , although he took no fees and is constantly represented by ...
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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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