This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: ...of the unknowableness of the highest truths: on the contrary, they were the most certain, the only certain, knowledge. He had no wish to draw distinctions between the province of the spiritual and the intellectual, and leave the latter free within its own domain: he simply demanded its suppression; and against this ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: ...of the unknowableness of the highest truths: on the contrary, they were the most certain, the only certain, knowledge. He had no wish to draw distinctions between the province of the spiritual and the intellectual, and leave the latter free within its own domain: he simply demanded its suppression; and against this blind claim on behalf of authority the better feeling of the age rebelled. 'Capp.47-50 'Bishop Otto illustrates Bernard's nervous susceptiPp-376-379-. r bility to the danger of human speculation by the instance of his treatment of Abailard: thus he explains the motive that prompted the trial of Gilbert de la Porree. He sets the two cases in skilful and artistic juxtaposition. Yet he has certainly little sympathy with the philosopher whose personality has retained so unique an attraction for the modern world. To him Abailard appears, as he Pranti 2. appears to a cynical8 critic of our own day, as little more than a rhetorician. He distrusts his method and his self-confident temper: he cannot forgive him for his scorn of his teachers, and is persuaded that he engaged in dialectical disputes for the mere pastime of the thing. Yet even here Otto's judgement goes against his private aversion, and he is constrained to quote the story of Abailard's trial and condemnation as a proof of saint Bernard's credulity and morbid dislike of learned men. In fact the attitude of jealousy, of suspicion, produced in men's minds by Abailard's independent and arrogant bearing, was the chief justification of the usage to which he was subjected. But these circumstances were wanting 1 Cap. 50 p. in the affair of Gilbert de la Porree: the case, says Otto, 379 was not the same, nor the matter kindred. For Gilbert had from youth submitted himself to the teaching of great me...
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1932
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Fair. Second printing of New Edition, Revised, 1920; 327 p., clean and unmarked but mildly age-toned--more so at end pages, where on the upper margin of the front end page is pencilled "H 500." Inserts are a book mark from a London book shop and a program for the International Anselm Congress 1970 in Bad Wimpfe/N. in English, French, German and Italian. Binding is firm but boards are in terrible shape, stained, bumped and abraded. This fine volume begs for rebinding, which would increase its value considerably.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Octavo, bound in blue cloth, gilt lettering on backstrip. Binding is rubbed, croners are bumped. Pages are age toned, text is clear. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 850grams, ISBN:
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Very Good. 1920. 2d ed., rev. Hardcover. Very good copy in original cloth covers. Title in gilt to spine. Spine lightly bumped. Previous owners name to FFEP, remains very good.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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