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  • Michelet, the Polish Count August von Cieszkowski, published a book entitled Prolegomena zur Historioso - phie (Berlin, 1838) in which it was argued that since philosophy is concerned with the eternal essence of mind it cannot be confined to the past and present but must extend to the future too.

    Dictionary of the History of Ideas H. B. ACTON 1968

  • "Prolegomena," the body of the DIB is also redolent with themes of philosophical interest.

    Hugo Grotius Miller, Jon 2005

  • Modern philosophical readers will find the "Prolegomena" of Chapter Two especially interesting, since that is where Grotius lays out his views on the nature and bases of rights.

    Hugo Grotius Miller, Jon 2005

  • A much more famous expression of non-voluntarism appears in the "Prolegomena" to the DIB.

    Hugo Grotius Miller, Jon 2005

  • As with DIP, the introduction or "Prolegomena" holds the greatest interest for philosophers, for it is here that Grotius articulates and defends the philosophical foundations of the

    Hugo Grotius Miller, Jon 2005

  • [63] An Essay concerning Human Understanding, ed. with "Prolegomena" by

    Warranted Christian Belief 1932- 2000

  • "Prolegomena" to the essay is, however, much more valuable than the essay itself.

    A Handbook of Ethical Theory George Stuart Fullerton

  • The arrangements were countermanded, the compositor dismissed, and my "Prolegomena" rested peacefully by the side of its elder and more dignified brother.

    The Opium Habit Horace B. Day

  • "Prolegomena," and the strictures of his great opponent, G.W. Nitzsch; but a succinct account of the argument may be found in Browne's

    Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life

  • "Prolegomena" of the worship of the child Dionysus {17} are of extraordinary interest, and a minute comparison of this cult with that of the Christ Child might lead to remarkable results.

    Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan Clement A. Miles

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