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Kant's attitude in philosophy is in exact antithesis to Spinoza's. Kant hated all mysticism and did not in the least believe that truth could spring from innate ideas, or be reached through experience. Truth exists for us because we make it. There is a divine world for us because we postulate it, because we act as if it existed. This part of Kant's doctrine is the ossence of common sense, and contains the philosophy of the modern high-minded man of the world. Kant only became difficult to understand when he proceeded to investigate all the world...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Professor Royce's Lecture. | 10/23/1890 | See Source »

Seniors are requested to bring the exact change...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Important Class Day Notice. | 6/13/1890 | See Source »

...stated in the circulars. Sales of tickets for all members of the university will be held on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, June 16, 17, 18, from 1.45 to 3 p. m. Seniors are reminded of the conditions under which the tickets are sold. Purchasers will please bring the exact change...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Class Day Notice. | 6/10/1890 | See Source »

...course for at least ten days before the race to get used to the course and surroundings. Of the Bowdoin crew little is known, but in previous years she has given Cornell her best races, so there is little doubt that she will fall short this year. The exact position of the course has not yet been decided upon, but will either be on the east side where an observation train will be run, or on the west side where there is sufficient room for spectators. The following is a list of the names of each crew with...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bowdoin vs. Cornell. | 5/31/1890 | See Source »

...polytheism is more monotheistic than monotheism, for each state in Greece was independent, and each one having its pet divinity, each divinity was all-powerful in its homes. Everything was disorganized; there was a great lack of method. Questions as to prerogatives of the divinities never arose; exact limits were not set to the powers of any god. There is never any quarrel as to which god is the chief one, the great point is that all are superior to man. Zeus was their father, he reigned but he did not rule; Apollo, "his premier," was the practical head...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Classical Club Lectures. | 4/30/1890 | See Source »

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