The Nature of Metaphysical ThinkingMacmillan & Company Limited, 1945 - 238 pages |
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... important that they are in some way creative of spiritual reality . This can only be baldly stated here : I use the ... importance ; it seeks threads of co - ordin- ated events which exhibit the forms of life of man in society in its ...
... important that they are in some way creative of spiritual reality . This can only be baldly stated here : I use the ... importance ; it seeks threads of co - ordin- ated events which exhibit the forms of life of man in society in its ...
Page 196
... importance " is that it imposes a perspective " . " Without some judgment of " importance we are presented with mere multiplicity of detail , or at best a dead level catalogue of facts . A judg- ment of what is important brings form ...
... importance " is that it imposes a perspective " . " Without some judgment of " importance we are presented with mere multiplicity of detail , or at best a dead level catalogue of facts . A judg- ment of what is important brings form ...
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... important characteristics of a whole subject through a very few lines — the tilt of an eyelid , perhaps , or the curve of a neck . There is distortion ; there is a high degree of selectivity ; there is certainly the artist's personal ...
... important characteristics of a whole subject through a very few lines — the tilt of an eyelid , perhaps , or the curve of a neck . There is distortion ; there is a high degree of selectivity ; there is certainly the artist's personal ...
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A. N. WHITEHEAD absolute abstract awareness becomes called Cassirer categorical proposition character claim co-ordinated coherence concepts concerned concrete universal conscious constructions Cosmological Argument depends Descartes described developed distinction drawn elements empirical ence existence express fact faith forms of thought function Gestalt Gestalt theory Hegel Hence human idealism idealist ideas intellectual interpretation intrinsic nature judgments of importance kind knowledge logical mathematical matter mean merely metaphysical analogies metaphysical theory mind mode models naïve realism natural theology neo-orthodox notion objects organism pattern percipient activity perspective phenomenal phenomenalist philosophy physical feelings physiological possible prehension presuppositions principle Professor Professor Price propositions question realissimum reality relation relationship religion religious symbolism response revelation scientific scientific models seek sensations sense data sense perception sensory significant spirit structure suggest symbolic forms theologian things Thomist Thomist philosophy tion total assertion tradition transcendent truth universe Whitehead whole word