Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 páginas |
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... Plato and the Platonists , the mystics and Orientals , and even the Christian scriptures . These new currents of intellectual activity were reinforced by the potent influence of Carlyle , who , in such essays as " Characteristics ...
... Plato and the Platonists , the mystics and Orientals , and even the Christian scriptures . These new currents of intellectual activity were reinforced by the potent influence of Carlyle , who , in such essays as " Characteristics ...
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... Plato highly , but it was not for Plato's theory of knowledge and reasoned explanation of things , but for his flashes of insight and suggestive power . Hence his theory of books is that they are for nothing but to inspire , and are to ...
... Plato highly , but it was not for Plato's theory of knowledge and reasoned explanation of things , but for his flashes of insight and suggestive power . Hence his theory of books is that they are for nothing but to inspire , and are to ...
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... Plato has thought we may think , what a saint has felt we may feel ; " because Plato and the saint were instruments of the same divine mind to which we also have access . And this explains his doctrine of Representative Men . " We ...
... Plato has thought we may think , what a saint has felt we may feel ; " because Plato and the saint were instruments of the same divine mind to which we also have access . And this explains his doctrine of Representative Men . " We ...
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... Plato he does not read , and he disparaged Socrates ; and , when pressed , persisted in making Mirabeau a hero . Gibbon he called the splendid bridge from the old world to the new . His own reading had been multi- farious . Tristram ...
... Plato he does not read , and he disparaged Socrates ; and , when pressed , persisted in making Mirabeau a hero . Gibbon he called the splendid bridge from the old world to the new . His own reading had been multi- farious . Tristram ...
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... Plato tinges the British genius . Their minds loved analogy ; were cognisant of resemblances , and climbers on the staircase of unity . ' Tis a very old strife between those who elect to see identity , and those who elect to see ...
... Plato tinges the British genius . Their minds loved analogy ; were cognisant of resemblances , and climbers on the staircase of unity . ' Tis a very old strife between those who elect to see identity , and those who elect to see ...
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action appear beauty behold believe Ben Jonson better Celt character church conversation divine doctrine Emerson England English Ernest Rhys eternal evil fact faith fear feel force genius give Goethe Greek Havelock Ellis hear heart heaven honour hour human idea individual inspiration instinct intellect justice labour live look man's manual labour Margaret Fuller means Milton mind moral nations nature never noble numbers opinion perfect persons Phidias philosophy Phocion Plato poet poetry political present race reform relations religion religious Richard of Devizes Saxon scholar secret seems sense sentiment Shakespeare society soul speak spirit stand sublime T. W. Rolleston talent thee things thou thought tion to-day true truth universe virtue WALTER SCOTT whilst whole wisdom wise wish words write