Great Treasury of Western Thought: A Compendium of Important Statements on Man and His Institutions by the Great Thinkers in Western HistoryMortimer Jerome Adler, Charles Lincoln Van Doren Passages from the West's great written works, ranging from the Odyssey and the Old Testament to the Interpretation of Dreams and Ulysses, comment on love, knowledge, ethics, war, art, and other abiding topics. |
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... Philosophy and Philosophers 17.2 Science and Scientific Method. The restriction of the word " science " to experimental or empirical inquiries was ac- companied by a ... Philosophy , Science , and Mathematics Philosophy and Philosophers.
... Philosophy and Philosophers 17.2 Science and Scientific Method. The restriction of the word " science " to experimental or empirical inquiries was ac- companied by a ... Philosophy , Science , and Mathematics Philosophy and Philosophers.
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... philosophy . And in adversity he dis- covers a threefold remedy to aid his restoration . Because he has all along been aware of the possi- bility of mishap , he is less dismayed when it oc- curs . Second ... Philosophy and Philosophers 1091.
... philosophy . And in adversity he dis- covers a threefold remedy to aid his restoration . Because he has all along been aware of the possi- bility of mishap , he is less dismayed when it oc- curs . Second ... Philosophy and Philosophers 1091.
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... philosophy which relates to it is termed moral philosophy . The superior position occupied by moral philosophy , above all other spheres for the operations of reason , sufficiently indicates the reason why the ancients always in- cluded ...
... philosophy which relates to it is termed moral philosophy . The superior position occupied by moral philosophy , above all other spheres for the operations of reason , sufficiently indicates the reason why the ancients always in- cluded ...
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