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The Conception of Philosophy by Prof Frederick C. Beiser is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Conception of Philosophy about?
"Life is for the Lebensphilosophen a fundamentally contingent matter. It is possible for life to exist, but it is also possible for it not to exist; in other words, there is no contradiction in assuming that it does not exist. This means that life does not like Spinoza's substance or Schelling's absolute come into existence by the necessity of its own nature alone. It is necessary to distinguish, therefore, between the essence and existence of life. We cannot prove the existence of life simply t
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Prof Frederick C. Beiser
- Publisher
- Oxford University PressOxford
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780192899774
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- History, Political, Philosophy
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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