Plato Contra Atheos: Plato Against the AtheistsHarper & brothers, 1845 - 378 pages |
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Page vii
... morals depend , they are substantially the same . The Treatise on Laws is undoubtedly intended for a really practicable , if not a really existing State . In discussing , however , the primary principles of legisla- tion , the author ...
... morals depend , they are substantially the same . The Treatise on Laws is undoubtedly intended for a really practicable , if not a really existing State . In discussing , however , the primary principles of legisla- tion , the author ...
Page viii
... morals and all religion . Even in the departments of psychology and ontology we find many things in The Laws which remind us of the author of the Phædon , the Parmenides , and the Theætetus . The favourite doctrines and methods of ...
... morals and all religion . Even in the departments of psychology and ontology we find many things in The Laws which remind us of the author of the Phædon , the Parmenides , and the Theætetus . The favourite doctrines and methods of ...
Page xii
... moral and religious , as distinct from , and not em- braced in , the natural , or , in other words , if penalty and retribution are terms of far more solemn import than the modern jargon about physical consequences- then surely is it ...
... moral and religious , as distinct from , and not em- braced in , the natural , or , in other words , if penalty and retribution are terms of far more solemn import than the modern jargon about physical consequences- then surely is it ...
Page xiii
... moral and practical , as well as in a speculative point of view , the particular subject of the dialogue selected has some claim to attention . He who thinks most deeply , and has the most intimate acquaintance with human na- ture , as ...
... moral and practical , as well as in a speculative point of view , the particular subject of the dialogue selected has some claim to attention . He who thinks most deeply , and has the most intimate acquaintance with human na- ture , as ...
Page xiv
... moral truth . It is on such occa- sions the conviction is felt that all unbelief is Atheism , or an acknowledgment of a mere natural power cloth- ed with no moral attributes , and giving rise to no moral sanctions . We want vividness ...
... moral truth . It is on such occa- sions the conviction is felt that all unbelief is Atheism , or an acknowledgment of a mere natural power cloth- ed with no moral attributes , and giving rise to no moral sanctions . We want vividness ...
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Page i - Plato contra Atheos. Plato against the Atheists ; or, the Tenth Book of the Dialogue on Laws, accompanied with Critical Notes, and followed by extended Dissertations on some of the main Points of the Platonic Philosophy and Theology, especially as compared with the Holy Scriptures.
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Page 344 - And an immortal crown. 2 A cloud of witnesses around Hold thee in full survey ; Forget the steps already trod, And onward urge thy way.
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