Nature and the Cosmos: Essays in the History of IdeasDabor Science Publications, 1977 - 108 Seiten |
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... reason and of the possibilities of reason for settling certain questions . Stripped of its metaphysical and quasi - theological context , the concept of a Zeitgeist , of a common " Spirit of the Age , " still makes good sense if we take ...
... reason and of the possibilities of reason for settling certain questions . Stripped of its metaphysical and quasi - theological context , the concept of a Zeitgeist , of a common " Spirit of the Age , " still makes good sense if we take ...
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... reason , but from what we know ? Of man , what see we , but his station here , From which to reason , or to which refer ? Thro ' worlds unnumber'd tho ' the God be known , ' Tis ours to trace him only in our own . He who thro ' vast ...
... reason , but from what we know ? Of man , what see we , but his station here , From which to reason , or to which refer ? Thro ' worlds unnumber'd tho ' the God be known , ' Tis ours to trace him only in our own . He who thro ' vast ...
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... reason by demanding to know what , in his station in the scheme of things , he cannot hope to know and does not need to know . There is a " sufficient reason " for every datum in the universe , but the finite intellect of man cannot ...
... reason by demanding to know what , in his station in the scheme of things , he cannot hope to know and does not need to know . There is a " sufficient reason " for every datum in the universe , but the finite intellect of man cannot ...
Inhalt
The History of Ideas and the Study of Literature | 1 |
The Unnaturalness of Metaphysical Poetry | 18 |
The Theme of Cosmic Order | 59 |
Urheberrecht | |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
achievement acosmic ancient Anniversary Aristotle Burckhardt classical complex conception contemporary conventions cosmic order cosmic piety cosmological cosmos creation cultural death decay defined disorder divine Donne's Dryden E. R. Dodds earth English erudition Essay existence experience expression faith Gorgias Greek Greek astronomy Hans Jonas heavens Hegel historians history of ideas human images of order imagination important intellectual John Donne Johnson kind knowledge language learning literary literature love poems Lovejoy man's mankind mathematical meaning mechanical philosophy metaphor metaphysical poets mind modern moral motion natural theology nature neoclassical Newton passion philosophical Plato poetic poetry poets of wit Pope Pope's precisely principle reader reality realm relation religious rhetoric scientific sense sensibility seventeenth century similitude simply soul sphere Spitzer Stoics T. S. Eliot teleology Tesauro theology things thinkers thou thought tion tradition transcendent true truth understanding verse vision words writing