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The History of Philosophy from Thales to Comte, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)
The History of Philosophy from Thales to Comte Vol 1 - Classic Reprint Author:George Henry Lewes § 1. Theology, Philosophy, and Science constitute our spiritual triumvirate. The limits of their several dominions have been insensibly shifting, so that at various epochs in History they have been of very varied importance. For centuries the predominance of Theology -was absolute and undisputed. Philosophy, meanwhile, grew apace, till at last i... more »t was enabled to assert an independent position ; and while these two rivals struggled for supremacy, Science was also quietly and obscurely feeling its way to independence.
§ 2. The office of Theology is now generally recognised as distinct from that of Philosophy and from that of Science. Its ancient claim to authority over all regions of inquiry has long been felt to be untenable, and has been frankly relinquished. Although claiming to hold the keys of the highest Truth, it nevertheless no longer pretends to decide upon the lower, but confesses its inability to furnish Research with effective Methods, or Knowledge with available data, it res
Table of Contents
I What is Philosophy ? xvii; II The Objective and Subjective Methods xxxi; IU The Test of Truth lxii; TV Some Infirmities of Thought Ixxix; V Necessary Truths xcv; FIRST EPOCH; Philosophy separates itself from Theology, and attempts a rational explanation of cosmical phenomena; CHAPTER I THE PHYSICISTS; I Thaies1; II Anaximenes8; III Diogenes of Apollonia 10; CHAPTER II; THE MATHEMATICIANS; I Anaximander of Miletus13; II Pythagoras18; HI Pliilosophv of Pythagoras26; Translated passages from Aristotle's Metaphysics 3G; TUE ELEATICS; paoe; I Xcnophanes 30; II The Philosophy of Xenophnnes 44; III Parmenides CO; IV Zeno of Elea57; SECOND EPOCH; The failure of cosmica! speculations directs the efforts of Philosophy to the psychological problems of the origin and limits of knowledge,; I Heraclltus 05; If Anaxaproras 72; III Empedocles 85; IV Pemocritus 95; Summary of the two first Epochs 103; THIRD EPOCH; Th« less