The history of ancient philosophy, in four volumes. Volume 4 / Heinrich Ritter, Scholars Portal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ritter, Heinrich, author.

Portal, Scholars, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Ancient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 709 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : Henry G. Bohn, 1846.

Summary:

"In our attempt to determine the several periods of Grecian philosophy, we characterised the third and last as that of its decline, and the history of this period will furnish an unbroken chain of testimony to the justness of this designation. But, as we formerly remarked, this check in the progress of philosophy cannot justly be regarded as a general retardation of human enlightenment. For the decline of philosophy does not necessarily involve anything more than a decay of the intrinsic and concentrating energy of scientific culture, with which, however, its diffusion over both a more extensive range of matter, and a wider circle of mind, may very well consist. Indeed, it is possible that, in all other branches of mental culture, considerable advancement may accompany the decline of philosophy. And such indeed was actually the case; as in fact it could not well be otherwise, unless we were at liberty to suppose, that during the many centuries which compose this period of our history, the human mind had been asleep, and never once awoke into activity"--Chapter. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved).

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Henry G. Bohn, viewed May 31, 2023).