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But I understand Mr Sheppard's point : he says ' modern theories ' because he will not say ' modern knowledge ' . And , even granted that the knowledge gained from comparative study is knowledge , he thinks that we know too much — far ...
But I understand Mr Sheppard's point : he says ' modern theories ' because he will not say ' modern knowledge ' . And , even granted that the knowledge gained from comparative study is knowledge , he thinks that we know too much — far ...
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Grant , however , that the ancients had little explicit knowledge ; grant that Aeschylus himself would have had much to learn about Zeus from Mr Arthur Cook , —that does not settle the question . How can any modern critic be positive ...
Grant , however , that the ancients had little explicit knowledge ; grant that Aeschylus himself would have had much to learn about Zeus from Mr Arthur Cook , —that does not settle the question . How can any modern critic be positive ...
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... only a knowledge of scientific or metaphysical truth but , above all , the knowledge of good and evil , the knowledge ( as we say ) of values . To possess wisdom is to know what is really good and v worth living for ; and that is ...
... only a knowledge of scientific or metaphysical truth but , above all , the knowledge of good and evil , the knowledge ( as we say ) of values . To possess wisdom is to know what is really good and v worth living for ; and that is ...
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Contents
The Harmony of the Spheres 1930 | 14 |
The Unwritten Philosophy 1935 | 28 |
Platos Commonwealth 1935 | 47 |
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abstract Aeschylus ancient answer appears Aristotle associations authority beauty become beginning believe birth bodies called century character city-state complete concepts cosmogony course Creation criticism death described desire divine doctrine earth element Eros event existence experience explain expression fact feeling finally follow force given gods Greek hand harmony heaven Hesiod human ideal ideas individual interest Ionian Italy king knowledge later lectures less light living look lovers material matter means mentioned mind moral myth mythical nature never object once origin perfect perhaps philosophy physical Plato political possible produce question reason Republic ritual seems sense separation social society Socrates soul space speaks theory things thought traditional true truth unconscious universe wealth whole wisdom writes Zeus
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| Title | The Unwritten Philosophy and Other Essays |
| Author | Francis Macdonald Cornford |
| Editor | William Keith Chambers Guthrie |
| Contributor | William Keith Chambers Guthrie |
| Publisher | University Press, 1950 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 28 Jun 2006 |
| Length | 138 pages |
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