Gateway to the Great Books: Philosophical essaysRobert Maynard Hutchins, Mortimer Jerome Adler Encyclopædia Britannica, 1963 - 644 pages Complements Great Books of the Western World; includes only short works and excerpts from longer works. |
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... intelligence . There might , indeed , appear to be one general exception to this sweeping statement : Shakespeare does concede intelligence as a fortunate possession to some of his heroines . But upon even a slight examination those ...
... intelligence . There might , indeed , appear to be one general exception to this sweeping statement : Shakespeare does concede intelligence as a fortunate possession to some of his heroines . But upon even a slight examination those ...
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... intelligence has been pushed far enough . But I cannot leave the subject without a confession of faith . None of the reasons here suggested will explain the true worship of intelligence , whether we worship it as the scientific spirit ...
... intelligence has been pushed far enough . But I cannot leave the subject without a confession of faith . None of the reasons here suggested will explain the true worship of intelligence , whether we worship it as the scientific spirit ...
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... intelligence that changes most fears into opportunity is most divine . We believe this beneficent operation of intelligence was swerving not one degree from its ancient course when under the name of the scientific spirit it once more ...
... intelligence that changes most fears into opportunity is most divine . We believe this beneficent operation of intelligence was swerving not one degree from its ancient course when under the name of the scientific spirit it once more ...
Contents
JOHN ERSKINE | 1 |
WILLIAM KINGDON CLIFFORD | 14 |
WILLIAM JAMES | 37 |
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