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... knowledge which could truly be called knowledge . This he did not say or mean . On the con- trary , he was so far from meaning or believing that knowledge was unattainable , that his life was spent TO THE LACHES . 7.
... knowledge which could truly be called knowledge . This he did not say or mean . On the con- trary , he was so far from meaning or believing that knowledge was unattainable , that his life was spent TO THE LACHES . 7.
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... knowledge was unattainable , that his principal disciple Plato constantly employs himself in his writings in explaining the difference between true and false knowledge . Plato not only attempted to shew in a general way how true knowledge ...
... knowledge was unattainable , that his principal disciple Plato constantly employs himself in his writings in explaining the difference between true and false knowledge . Plato not only attempted to shew in a general way how true knowledge ...
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... knowledge which he had not yet obtained . He taught that when he examined and scrutinized the pretensions of other persons to such knowledge , he found that they could not bear the examination . They turned out worthless . The knowledge ...
... knowledge which he had not yet obtained . He taught that when he examined and scrutinized the pretensions of other persons to such knowledge , he found that they could not bear the examination . They turned out worthless . The knowledge ...
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... knowledge . They knew that they could teach children and young persons arithmetic , and teach them geometry . If the separate Virtues were a particular kind of knowledge like geometry and arithmetic , they might be taught like geometry ...
... knowledge . They knew that they could teach children and young persons arithmetic , and teach them geometry . If the separate Virtues were a particular kind of knowledge like geometry and arithmetic , they might be taught like geometry ...
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... therefore the thought that was uppermost in the minds of the inquirer , though not always ex- pressed , was , what kind of Knowledge that Virtue was ? And with this preparation the reader will understand 12 INTRODUCTION.
... therefore the thought that was uppermost in the minds of the inquirer , though not always ex- pressed , was , what kind of Knowledge that Virtue was ? And with this preparation the reader will understand 12 INTRODUCTION.
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