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  • Art of Biblical History, The
    Art of Biblical History, The
    Author: V. Philips Long
  • The Challenge of Jesus: Rediscovering Who Jesus Was and Is
    The Challenge of Jesus: Rediscovering Who Jesus Was and Is
    Author: N. T. Wright
  • Duns Scotus, Metaphysician (Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures) (Purdue University Press Series in the History of Philosophy)
    Duns Scotus, Metaphysician (Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures) (Purdue University Press Series in the History of Philosophy)
    Author: Allan B Wolter
  • The Brothers Karamazov: The Constance Garnett Translation Revised by Ralph E. Matlaw : Backgrounds and Sources, Essays in Criticism (A Norton)
    The Brothers Karamazov: The Constance Garnett Translation Revised by Ralph E. Matlaw : Backgrounds and Sources, Essays in Criticism (A Norton)
    Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  • The Philosophical Vision of John Duns Scotus: An Introduction
    The Philosophical Vision of John Duns Scotus: An Introduction
    Author: Mechthild Dreyer

Archive for September 12th, 2008

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In the history of Western philosophy, it is interesting to note the primacy given to “seeing” as the metaphor for knowing. In a cursory reading of Plato, for example, one encounters this “seeing” metaphor time and again. In the Republic, Plato speaks of “seeing,” “looking to” and “viewing” the Forms. He also describes certain people [...]


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