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How Philosophy Uses Its Past / John Herman Randall.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Randall, John Herman, Jr., 1899-1980, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philosophy--Study and teaching--History.
- Philosophy.
- Philosophy--Study and teaching.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1963]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- A collection of lectures on the relevance of the history of philosophy to modern philosophers that argues that without knowledge of its history and the utilization of its rich resources, philosophy will be 'thin and ultimately empty.'.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- I. The Cultural Functions of Philosophy
- II. Historical Patterns in Philosophical Traditions
- III. How History Brings Philosophical Understanding
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780231883924
- 0231883927
- OCLC:
- 1100430314
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