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tho urgent practical interests OF the DAY is gratifying
nroof OF the progress az culture among Onr people anu
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on the history of English and American phho>oPi,'
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voted to ancient and medieval philosophy WINE tue
second ana Last volume will comprise 'ue hls"'S '"
modern philosophy to tn, date ami Will ha'u'"N P'S
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guarc The author j. more concise than R''er' III"
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TRITON q. Authorities and citations. Among the
more iupor'ari topics treated of in tins volume.
the reader viii ind clear and diSrrhmh"-
iur cAlu>i;!ou If the philosophy of Plato ana
An. NO. - 'h >u Ei, urcsn, and sRoptical SySens'
q, "a, f,,, and progress Of SchoastciSm in III" middle
a-uI OF ~. curiouS development If German Ny Sit
cism represented hy Eckhart Hnler. Suso fnshroeK'
and others IN the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries
III. .l-,,.ti, a.. - these thinkers the essential
eoultv oil The soul with cod. In their position win
rcea.d 10 ecclesiastical doctrine, they anticipated the
icudcucicS Of modern Starting with concrp'
tiou which ,hry believed was in accordance" with me
TEACHINGS o. the church, they arrived al the doctrine o'
tn, absolute supremacy of reason, and theIr Npc "i
thought has ceased 10 exert profound hhh nee
on The formation ot speculative opinion ID germany
The disciples Eckhart. IN many instances, pushed MS
teachings Wild and absurd consequences as has gen
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WITH me. Eul>h equivalents, instead Of eNin" them
IN fL'ir or'@.i'l form.
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