Opis: Modern Philosophy (Classic Reprint) - Benn A. W.

Excerpt from Modern Philosophy

For a thousand years after the schools of Athens were closed by Justinian philosophy made no real advance; no essentially new ideas about the constitution of nature, the workings of mind, or the ends of life were put forward. It would be false to say that during this period no progress was made. The civilisation of the Roman Empire was extended far beyond its ancient frontiers; and, although much ground was lost in Asia and Africa, more than the equivalent was gained in Northern Europe. Within Europe also the gradual abolition of slavery and the increasing dignity of peaceful labour gave a wider diffusion to culture, combined with a larger sense of human fellowship than any but the best minds of Greece and Rome had felt. Whether the status of women was really raised may be doubted; but the ideas and sentiments of women began to exercise an influence on social intercourse unknown before. And the arts of war and peace were in some ways almost revolutionised.

This remarkable phenomenon of movement in everything except ideas has been explained by the influence of Christianity, or rather of Catholicism. There is truth in the contention, but it is not the whole truth.

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Nazwa: Modern Philosophy (Classic Reprint)
Autor: Benn A. W.
Wydawnictwo: FB &c Ltd
Kod paskowy: 9781330049419
Języki: angielski
Ilość stron: 166
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
Oprawa: Miękka

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