Approaches to the Oriental ClassicsWilliam Theodore De Bary Columbia University Press, 1959 - 262 pages |
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Page 54
... beliefs about the Qur'an , namely , the belief in its uncreatedness and the belief in its miraculousness . That it was preexistent follows from the fact that its material was all there on the Preserved Tablet before the creation of this ...
... beliefs about the Qur'an , namely , the belief in its uncreatedness and the belief in its miraculousness . That it was preexistent follows from the fact that its material was all there on the Preserved Tablet before the creation of this ...
Page 77
... beliefs , and the pursuit of knowl- edge , the results of which , when fulfilling the requirements of logical reasoning , constitute science . Opinions and beliefs may agree or dis- agree with , may be identical with or contradictory to ...
... beliefs , and the pursuit of knowl- edge , the results of which , when fulfilling the requirements of logical reasoning , constitute science . Opinions and beliefs may agree or dis- agree with , may be identical with or contradictory to ...
Page 78
... beliefs , and way of life , and those of his own community , are not immediately at stake . In- deed , it would be useful to reveal the various facets of Ibn Khaldūn's critique of the Islamic community as thoroughly as possible , yet ...
... beliefs , and way of life , and those of his own community , are not immediately at stake . In- deed , it would be useful to reveal the various facets of Ibn Khaldūn's critique of the Islamic community as thoroughly as possible , yet ...
Contents
Opening Remarks by Jacques Barzun THE TEACHING OF | 3 |
Great BooksEast and West by Mark Van Doren | 7 |
Education in a Multicultural World by Thomas Berry 24 On Exploiting the Greek Analogy by Moses Hadas | 24 |
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