The Nature of Metaphysical ThinkingMacmillan & Company Limited, 1945 - 238 pages |
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... logic . On the other hand , we have questioned whether the idealist logic is successful in showing that all empirical elements can in principle be completely exhibited as logical relations . Idealism in practice finds its empirical ...
... logic . On the other hand , we have questioned whether the idealist logic is successful in showing that all empirical elements can in principle be completely exhibited as logical relations . Idealism in practice finds its empirical ...
Page 92
... logical method . The ancient and mediaeval science of the world was largely constructed on analogy with the Greek logic of Subject - Predicate propositions and syllogistic reasoning . Nature was conceived in terms of substances ...
... logical method . The ancient and mediaeval science of the world was largely constructed on analogy with the Greek logic of Subject - Predicate propositions and syllogistic reasoning . Nature was conceived in terms of substances ...
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... logical grounds ( which would be ideas ) , but to a necessary Being . For law and logical grounds are essences , statements of possibilities ; and the first premise of Thomism , as of Aristotelianism , is that no world can be derived ...
... logical grounds ( which would be ideas ) , but to a necessary Being . For law and logical grounds are essences , statements of possibilities ; and the first premise of Thomism , as of Aristotelianism , is that no world can be derived ...
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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