Gateway to the Great Books: Philosophical essaysRobert Maynard Hutchins, Mortimer Jerome Adler Encyclopędia Britannica, 1963 - 644 pages Complements Great Books of the Western World; includes only short works and excerpts from longer works. |
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Page 145
... light hitherto unseen is detected in the heavens . Unless there is a store of meanings to fall back upon in reasoning , that speck of light will remain just what it is to the senses — a mere speck of light . For all that it leads to ...
... light hitherto unseen is detected in the heavens . Unless there is a store of meanings to fall back upon in reasoning , that speck of light will remain just what it is to the senses — a mere speck of light . For all that it leads to ...
Page 347
... light of the sense ; the last was the light of reason ; and his sabbath work ever since is the illumination of his Spirit . First he breathed light upon the face of the matter or chaos ; then he breathed light into the face of man ; and ...
... light of the sense ; the last was the light of reason ; and his sabbath work ever since is the illumination of his Spirit . First he breathed light upon the face of the matter or chaos ; then he breathed light into the face of man ; and ...
Page 541
... light from us . ” They do not yet perceive that light , unsystematic , indomi- table , will break into any cabin , even into theirs . Let them chirp awhile and call it their own . If they are honest and do well , presently their neat ...
... light from us . ” They do not yet perceive that light , unsystematic , indomi- table , will break into any cabin , even into theirs . Let them chirp awhile and call it their own . If they are honest and do well , presently their neat ...
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JOHN ERSKINE | 1 |
WILLIAM KINGDON CLIFFORD | 14 |
WILLIAM JAMES | 37 |
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