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... philosophy as the record of a debate , carried on by a succession of speakers , each putting forward his own arguments and criticising the others . On the surface , there ... philosophy is to a great extent that 32 THE UNWRITTEN PHILOSOPHY.
... philosophy as the record of a debate , carried on by a succession of speakers , each putting forward his own arguments and criticising the others . On the surface , there ... philosophy is to a great extent that 32 THE UNWRITTEN PHILOSOPHY.
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... philosophy — in the real starting - point ( the practical , not the theoretical ) —there is a wherefore . The philosopher philosophises for something more than the sake of philosophising . Primum vivere , deinde philosophari , says the ...
... philosophy — in the real starting - point ( the practical , not the theoretical ) —there is a wherefore . The philosopher philosophises for something more than the sake of philosophising . Primum vivere , deinde philosophari , says the ...
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... philosopher does not care whether he has an arched roof or any roof . Philosophy has nothing to do with teaching men the use of metals . She teaches us to be independent of all material substances , of all mechanical contrivances ...
... philosopher does not care whether he has an arched roof or any roof . Philosophy has nothing to do with teaching men the use of metals . She teaches us to be independent of all material substances , of all mechanical contrivances ...
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The Harmony of the Spheres 1930 | 14 |
The Unwritten Philosophy 1935 | 31 |
Platos Commonwealth 1935 | 47 |
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