In this sketch of medieval philosophy I hope to show, more by illustration than by explicit argument, that philosophy did exist in the period from the first ...

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"A bibliography of the writings of Julius R. Weinberg": pages 173-176. Includes index.

In the course of modern philosophy, there have been several attempts to demonstrate the existence of ultimately simple objects by purely logical methods. One of the most recent of such attempts forms part of the foundation of Wittgenstein's logical doctrine. As Wittgenstein has, until quite recently, been considered the authoritative source of Logical Positivism, an examination of his supposed demonstration of logical simples is propaedeutic to an evaluation of the method of the school.

An examination of the idea of causal efficacy is taken up by the author because of recent interest in this theory as an adequate means of explaining concepts of natural science which are analogues to real essences. the author answers criticisms of hume's positive theory of causal belief and attacks the view that knowledge of causes gives some indications of the character of their effects. the conclusion states that grounds for reintroduction of the idea of causal efficacy appear to be (...) insufficient. (staff). (shrink)