A History of Greek Philosophy: The fifth-century enlightenmentUniversity Press, 1962 - Philosophy, Ancient |
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... universal , and to attain such knowledge it was necessary to transcend experience , penetrating the veil of sense and rousing into consciousness truths that were latent in the mind because that immortal essence had already been ...
... universal , and to attain such knowledge it was necessary to transcend experience , penetrating the veil of sense and rousing into consciousness truths that were latent in the mind because that immortal essence had already been ...
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... universal . The rejection of divine agency is confined to a section of the educated and intellectual . When in Plato's lifetime ( 373 B.C. ) the Achaean city of Helike was overwhelmed by a combined earthquake and tidal wave , opinion ...
... universal . The rejection of divine agency is confined to a section of the educated and intellectual . When in Plato's lifetime ( 373 B.C. ) the Achaean city of Helike was overwhelmed by a combined earthquake and tidal wave , opinion ...
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... universal , and of divine institution , were in fact local and relative.1 Habits that to the Greeks were wicked and disgusting , like marriage between brother and sister , might among the Egyptians or elsewhere be regarded as normal and ...
... universal , and of divine institution , were in fact local and relative.1 Habits that to the Greeks were wicked and disgusting , like marriage between brother and sister , might among the Egyptians or elsewhere be regarded as normal and ...
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... universal and lasting , for the truth for any man was simply what he could be persuaded of , and it was possible to persuade anyone that black was white . There can be belief , but never knowledge . To prove his point that ' persuasion ...
... universal and lasting , for the truth for any man was simply what he could be persuaded of , and it was possible to persuade anyone that black was white . There can be belief , but never knowledge . To prove his point that ' persuasion ...
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... universal terms - universalia in rebus if not ante res . In general this may be true , 3 but his position is complex , and it cannot be asserted without qualification when we turn from his metaphysics to his treatment of human action ...
... universal terms - universalia in rebus if not ante res . In general this may be true , 3 but his position is complex , and it cannot be asserted without qualification when we turn from his metaphysics to his treatment of human action ...
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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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