Parallel Developments: A Comparative History of IdeasKodansha, 1975 - 567 pages |
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Page 169
... knowledge than doubt is . Thus the means of knowledge , the object of knowledge , the knowing subject , and the act of knowledge become all alike indefinite . How can his follow- ers act on a doctrine the matter of which is altogether ...
... knowledge than doubt is . Thus the means of knowledge , the object of knowledge , the knowing subject , and the act of knowledge become all alike indefinite . How can his follow- ers act on a doctrine the matter of which is altogether ...
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... knowledge ( jñāna , vidyā ) . A close connection between virtue and knowledge is also characteristic of Socrates and Plato . It may be seen that in the Platonic dialogues true knowledge is knowledge of the form of the Good . Ancient ...
... knowledge ( jñāna , vidyā ) . A close connection between virtue and knowledge is also characteristic of Socrates and Plato . It may be seen that in the Platonic dialogues true knowledge is knowledge of the form of the Good . Ancient ...
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... knowledge as recollection . Dis- cussing a knowledge of absolute equality , Plato said , " We must have acquired the knowledge of equality at some previous time . . . . If we acquired this knowledge before we were born , and were born ...
... knowledge as recollection . Dis- cussing a knowledge of absolute equality , Plato said , " We must have acquired the knowledge of equality at some previous time . . . . If we acquired this knowledge before we were born , and were born ...
Contents
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS | 3 |
Gods and | 26 |
The Search for the Absolute | 47 |
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