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... problem , as a matter of course , exhibits a variety of aspects , and has naturally been approached by many paths . The History of Philosophy shows us these aspects as they progressively unfold themselves to the human mind , and the ...
... problem , as a matter of course , exhibits a variety of aspects , and has naturally been approached by many paths . The History of Philosophy shows us these aspects as they progressively unfold themselves to the human mind , and the ...
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... problem of philosophy continued to be attacked on the side of being from these two points , the concrete and the abstract , until the Sophistic Revolution which issued in Socrates , when the standing - ground was radically changed . It ...
... problem of philosophy continued to be attacked on the side of being from these two points , the concrete and the abstract , until the Sophistic Revolution which issued in Socrates , when the standing - ground was radically changed . It ...
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... problem was , in accordance with the later Greek attitude of mind in such matters , the discovery of the ideal of life for the individual . In the Middle Ages , when philosophy was subordinated to the dogmas of Christian theology , no ...
... problem was , in accordance with the later Greek attitude of mind in such matters , the discovery of the ideal of life for the individual . In the Middle Ages , when philosophy was subordinated to the dogmas of Christian theology , no ...
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... problem of philosophy is undoubtedly " Theory of Knowledge , " to discover the conditions under which knowledge , or experience , is possible , in order to re - construct in the forms of abstract thought according to its elements , the ...
... problem of philosophy is undoubtedly " Theory of Knowledge , " to discover the conditions under which knowledge , or experience , is possible , in order to re - construct in the forms of abstract thought according to its elements , the ...
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... problems involved in experience , and the struggles of the reason to resolve them . This has been sometimes attempted in their entirety , but more frequently the necessity has been felt of dealing with them separately , and it has ...
... problems involved in experience , and the struggles of the reason to resolve them . This has been sometimes attempted in their entirety , but more frequently the necessity has been felt of dealing with them separately , and it has ...
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Page 199 - When we run over libraries, persuaded of these principles, what havoc must we make? If we take in our hand any volume; of divinity or school metaphysics, for instance; let us ask, Does it contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity or number'} No. Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matter of fact and existence? No. Commit it then to the flames: for it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion.