Plato and MiltonCornell University Press, 1965 - 182 pages |
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Page 101
... knowledge in posses- sion and wisdom in action . For Plato wisdom as the func- tion or virtue is always the immediate effect of knowledge , which is the form of truth in the mind . As such , knowledge is the ultimate goal of all men's ...
... knowledge in posses- sion and wisdom in action . For Plato wisdom as the func- tion or virtue is always the immediate effect of knowledge , which is the form of truth in the mind . As such , knowledge is the ultimate goal of all men's ...
Page 102
... knowledge , of theory or craft , to the architectonic knowledge of philosophy . And hence the seeming inconsistency of various passages in the Dialogues . At one time natural science is derided as well - nigh useless , but at another ...
... knowledge , of theory or craft , to the architectonic knowledge of philosophy . And hence the seeming inconsistency of various passages in the Dialogues . At one time natural science is derided as well - nigh useless , but at another ...
Page 117
... knowledge , the food of reason , must yield to faith , the food of love , as the most desirable of goods . Eve and Adam after her break faith in disobeying God's commands , reverse the scale of values , thinking to raise knowledge above ...
... knowledge , the food of reason , must yield to faith , the food of love , as the most desirable of goods . Eve and Adam after her break faith in disobeying God's commands , reverse the scale of values , thinking to raise knowledge above ...
Contents
Milton as a Student of Plato | 3 |
Academics Old and New | 27 |
Himself a True Poem | 45 |
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