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Page 385
Several kinds of physical theories emerged in ancient Greece, including both
generalized hypotheses about the ultimate structure of nature and more specific
theories that considered the problem of motion from both metaphysical and ...
Several kinds of physical theories emerged in ancient Greece, including both
generalized hypotheses about the ultimate structure of nature and more specific
theories that considered the problem of motion from both metaphysical and ...
Page 689
Hobbes ignores the classical and Thomist concepts of a transcendent law of
nature, itself reflecting divine law, and of a "chain of being" whereby the universe
is held harmoniously together and, following Descartes's practical method of ...
Hobbes ignores the classical and Thomist concepts of a transcendent law of
nature, itself reflecting divine law, and of a "chain of being" whereby the universe
is held harmoniously together and, following Descartes's practical method of ...
Page 984
In the absence of any written records, statements about the nature of prehistoric
religion are necessarily dependent on a complex body of theory, concepts, and
data, and on inferences and reconstructions from archaeological remains. BASIC
...
In the absence of any written records, statements about the nature of prehistoric
religion are necessarily dependent on a complex body of theory, concepts, and
data, and on inferences and reconstructions from archaeological remains. BASIC
...
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| Title | The New Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica |
| Author | Encyclopaedia Britannica Publishers, Inc. Staff |
| Contributor | Robert M. Hutchins |
| Edition | 15, illustrated |
| Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 |
| ISBN | 0852292902, 9780852292907 |
| Length | 934 pages |
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