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Great Chain of Being von Lovejoy Arthur O. Lovejoy (ISBN 978--674-04033-5) online kaufen | Sofort-Download - lehmanns.de The Great Chain of Being. A Study of the History of an Idea. (William James Lectures, 1933.) By ProfessorA. O. Lovejoy. (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: Oxford University Press, Humphrey Milford. 1936. Pp. xi + 382. Price $4; 17s.) - Volume 12 Issue 45 . Skip to main content Accessibility help We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a The Great Chain of Being: A Study of the History of an Idea by Arthur O. Lovejoy Directory listing for ia600704.us.archive.org Being a complete whole, it has not the fragmentary, imperfect character which always belongs to the world of experience (pp. 30, 31). The search for this extra-experiential world of wish-tulfilment is the moving force of every religion, and it has been the occupation of every philosophy from Plato to the present age (p. 32). The search has been Arthur O. Lovejoy The Great Chain of Being: A Study of the History of an Idea (William James Lectures) Taschenbuch - 31. Januar 1976 Englisch Ausgabe von Arthur O. Lovejoy (Autor) 43 Sternebewertungen Alle Formate und Editionen anzeigen Kindle 14,15 € Lesen Sie mit unserer kostenfreien App Gebundenes Buch 150,91 € 2 Neu ab 126,50 € Taschenbuch In this book, Arthur Lovejoy tries to take on the monumental task of charting the history of the Platonic idea that all the components of creation, both corporeal and non-corporeal, consist in an ascending chain, known as "The Great Chain of Being." arthur oncken lovejoy (october 10, 1873 - december 30, 1962) was an american philosopher and intellectual historian, who founded the discipline known as the history of ideas with his book the great chain of being (1936), on the topic of that name, which is regarded as 'probably the single most influential work in the history of ideas in the … A prevailing idea through the ages is that of the Great Chain of Being, understanding the universe as a hierarchy of beings, an unbroken chain of existence, from the simplest forms to the most complex ones, from non-living matter to the most rational creatures (Lovejoy 1936).In his History of Animals from the fourth century BCE, Aristotle arranged all beings in a ladder of nature, a scala The Great Chain of Being: A Study of the History of an Idea : Lovejoy, Arthur: Amazon.de: Bücher Weiter ohne Einwilligung Wählen Sie Ihre Cookie-Einstellungen The Great Chain of Being — Arthur O. Lovejoy | Harvard University Press THE WILLIAM JAMES LECTURES The Great Chain of Being A Study of the History of an Idea Arthur O. Lovejoy Add to Cart Product Details PAPERBACK $30.00 • £24.95 • €27.00 ISBN 9780674361539 Publication Date: 10/01/1971 * Academic Trade 400 pages 5-1/4 x 8 inches The Great Chain of Being — Arthur O. Lovejoy | Harvard University Press THE WILLIAM JAMES LECTURES The Great Chain of Being A Study of the History of an Idea Arthur O. Lovejoy Add to Cart Product Details PAPERBACK $30.00 • £24.95 • €27.00 ISBN 9780674361539 Publication Date: 10/01/1971 * Academic Trade 400 pages 5-1/4 x 8 inches Lovejoy reaffirms the "intrinsic worth of diversity," as a caution against certitude. By this he does not mean toleration of indiff erence, or relativity for its own sake, but an appreciation of mental and physical process of human beings. As Peter Stanlis notes in his introduction: "Faith in the great chain of b