A Theologico-Political Treatise - Part I [Halls of Wisdom]
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Theology![Cover of the book A Theologico-Political Treatise - Part I [Halls of Wisdom] by Baruch Spinoza, Ozymandias Press](https://www.kuoky.com/images/2016/february/500x500/9781508098676-52pU_500x.jpg)
| Author: | Baruch Spinoza | ISBN: | 9781508098676 |
| Publisher: | Ozymandias Press | Publication: | February 7, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Baruch Spinoza |
| ISBN: | 9781508098676 |
| Publisher: | Ozymandias Press |
| Publication: | February 7, 2016 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
(1)Men would never be superstitious, if they could govern all their circumstances by set rules, or if they were always favoured by fortune: but being frequently driven into straits where rules are useless, and being often kept fluctuating pitiably between hope and fear by the uncertainty of fortune's greedily coveted favours, they are consequently, for the most part, very prone to credulity. (2) The human mind is readily swayed this way or that in times of doubt, especially when hope and fear are struggling for the mastery, though usually it is boastful, over - confident, and vain...
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[Halls of Wisdom]
From Buddha to Confucius to Plato and down the spiral of time to Kant, Nietzsche and Russell, the Halls of Wisdom are filled to overflowing, yet barely full. Explore the cavernous teachings of the masters, get lost in the art of wonder, and fall in love with wisdom.
The only thing you can lose are your chains.
(1)Men would never be superstitious, if they could govern all their circumstances by set rules, or if they were always favoured by fortune: but being frequently driven into straits where rules are useless, and being often kept fluctuating pitiably between hope and fear by the uncertainty of fortune's greedily coveted favours, they are consequently, for the most part, very prone to credulity. (2) The human mind is readily swayed this way or that in times of doubt, especially when hope and fear are struggling for the mastery, though usually it is boastful, over - confident, and vain...
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[Halls of Wisdom]
From Buddha to Confucius to Plato and down the spiral of time to Kant, Nietzsche and Russell, the Halls of Wisdom are filled to overflowing, yet barely full. Explore the cavernous teachings of the masters, get lost in the art of wonder, and fall in love with wisdom.
The only thing you can lose are your chains.
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