Approaches to the Oriental ClassicsWilliam Theodore De Bary Columbia University Press, 1959 - 262 pages |
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Page 74
... natural science , the similarity ends . For we find that for Ibn Khaldun , natural science meant traditional ... nature " of man and society is wider than that of modern social science : it includes their purpose and end , the ...
... natural science , the similarity ends . For we find that for Ibn Khaldun , natural science meant traditional ... nature " of man and society is wider than that of modern social science : it includes their purpose and end , the ...
Page 75
... nature of society , he decided in favor of Aristotelian natural philosophy because he believed in its superiority as natural philosophy and in the supe- riority of a science of society that could be based upon it . He did not seem to be ...
... nature of society , he decided in favor of Aristotelian natural philosophy because he believed in its superiority as natural philosophy and in the supe- riority of a science of society that could be based upon it . He did not seem to be ...
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... nature , the formality of the king's domain , and the splendor of celestial realms . In many respects we have a ... nature , and the beauty and significance of nature in general mark Sha- kuntalā as a world classic well deserving the ...
... nature , the formality of the king's domain , and the splendor of celestial realms . In many respects we have a ... nature , and the beauty and significance of nature in general mark Sha- kuntalā as a world classic well deserving the ...
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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