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... question Who sends rain , or thunder , or earthquakes , and why does he send it ? to the question What are the antece- dent conditions of rain , thunder , or earthquakes ? The old cosmogonies and theogonies suggested the idea of ...
... question Who sends rain , or thunder , or earthquakes , and why does he send it ? to the question What are the antece- dent conditions of rain , thunder , or earthquakes ? The old cosmogonies and theogonies suggested the idea of ...
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... questions began to be popularized by poets like Euripides , and discussed in the saloons of a Pericles or an Aspasia ; when Zeno's criticisms had made clear to the public , what had been an esoteric truth to the hearers of Parmenides ...
... questions began to be popularized by poets like Euripides , and discussed in the saloons of a Pericles or an Aspasia ; when Zeno's criticisms had made clear to the public , what had been an esoteric truth to the hearers of Parmenides ...
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... question some of those who had the highest repute for wisdom ; accordingly he went to statesmen and poets and orators , and last of all to craftsmen , but every- where met with the same response : none really knew what were the true ...
... question some of those who had the highest repute for wisdom ; accordingly he went to statesmen and poets and orators , and last of all to craftsmen , but every- where met with the same response : none really knew what were the true ...
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... question arises as to the nature of jus- tice . To discover what injustice is , it is necessary to consider what kind of actions are unjust . ' It is unjust , ' says Euthydemus , ' to lie , deceive , rob , & c . ' On Socrates reminding ...
... question arises as to the nature of jus- tice . To discover what injustice is , it is necessary to consider what kind of actions are unjust . ' It is unjust , ' says Euthydemus , ' to lie , deceive , rob , & c . ' On Socrates reminding ...
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... question ' what he had gained from philosophy ? ' he replied ' to be able to endure my own company ; ' ' what kind of learning was the most necessary ? ' ' to unlearn what is evil . ' Fr. 44 , discussing with Plato the nature of general ...
... question ' what he had gained from philosophy ? ' he replied ' to be able to endure my own company ; ' ' what kind of learning was the most necessary ? ' ' to unlearn what is evil . ' Fr. 44 , discussing with Plato the nature of general ...
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