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Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. VII
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51 Chap. XX.—Of philosophy and the truth 52 Book III. Of the False Wisdom of the Philosophers 53 Chap. I.—A comparison of the truth with eloquence: why the philosophers did not attain to it. Of the simple style of the scriptures 54 Chap. II.—Of philosophy, and how vain was its occupation in setting forth the truth 55 Chap. III.—Of what subjects philosophy consists, and who was the chief founder of the academic sect 56 Chap. IV.—That knowledge is taken away by Socrates, and conjecture by Zeno 57 Chap. V.—That the knowledge of many things is necessary 58 Chap. VI.—Of wisdom, and the academics, and natural philosophy 59 Chap. VII.—Of moral philosophy, and the chief good 60 Chap. VIII.—Of the chief good, and the pleasures of the soul and body, and of virtue 61 Chap. IX.—Of the chief good, and the worship of the true God, and a refutation of Anaxagoras 62 Chap. X.—It is the peculiar property of man to know and worship God 63 Chap. XI.—Of religion, wisdom, and the chief good 64 Chap. XII.—Of the twofold conflict of body and soul; and of desiring virtue on account of eternal life 65 Chap. XIII.—Of the immortality of the soul, and of wisdom, philosophy, and eloquence 66 Chap. XIV.—That Lucretius and others have erred, and Cicero himself, in fixing the origin of wisdom 67 Chap. XV.—The error of Seneca in philosophy, and how the speech of philosophers is at variance with their life 68 Chap. XVI.—That the philosophers who give good instructions live badly, by the testimony of Cicero; therefore we should not so much devote ourselves to the study of philosophy as to wisdom 69 Chap. XVII.—He passes from philosophy to the philosophers, beginning with Epicurus; and how he regarded Leucippus and Democritus as authors of error 70 Chap. XVIII.—The Pythagoreans and Stoics, while they hold the immortality of the soul, foolishly persuade a voluntary death 71 Chap. XIX.—Cicero and others of the wisest men teach the immortality of the soul, but in an unbelieving manner; and that a good or an evil death must be weighed from the previous life 72 Chap. XX.—Socrates had more knowledge in philosophy than other men, although in many things he acted foolishly 73 Chap. XXI.—Of the system of Plato, which would lead to the overthrow of states 74 Chap. XXII.—Of the precepts of Plato, and censures of the same 75 Chap. XXIII.—Of the errors of certain philosophers, and of the sun and moon
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Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. VII
492 chapters English Public domain
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492 chapters
51 Chap. XX.—Of philosophy and the truth 52 Book III. Of the False Wisdom of the Philosophers 53 Chap. I.—A comparison of the truth with eloquence: why the philosophers did not attain to it. Of the simple style of the scriptures 54 Chap. II.—Of philosophy, and how vain was its occupation in setting forth the truth 55 Chap. III.—Of what subjects philosophy consists, and who was the chief founder of the academic sect 56 Chap. IV.—That knowledge is taken away by Socrates, and conjecture by Zeno 57 Chap. V.—That the knowledge of many things is necessary 58 Chap. VI.—Of wisdom, and the academics, and natural philosophy 59 Chap. VII.—Of moral philosophy, and the chief good 60 Chap. VIII.—Of the chief good, and the pleasures of the soul and body, and of virtue 61 Chap. IX.—Of the chief good, and the worship of the true God, and a refutation of Anaxagoras 62 Chap. X.—It is the peculiar property of man to know and worship God 63 Chap. XI.—Of religion, wisdom, and the chief good 64 Chap. XII.—Of the twofold conflict of body and soul; and of desiring virtue on account of eternal life 65 Chap. XIII.—Of the immortality of the soul, and of wisdom, philosophy, and eloquence 66 Chap. XIV.—That Lucretius and others have erred, and Cicero himself, in fixing the origin of wisdom 67 Chap. XV.—The error of Seneca in philosophy, and how the speech of philosophers is at variance with their life 68 Chap. XVI.—That the philosophers who give good instructions live badly, by the testimony of Cicero; therefore we should not so much devote ourselves to the study of philosophy as to wisdom 69 Chap. XVII.—He passes from philosophy to the philosophers, beginning with Epicurus; and how he regarded Leucippus and Democritus as authors of error 70 Chap. XVIII.—The Pythagoreans and Stoics, while they hold the immortality of the soul, foolishly persuade a voluntary death 71 Chap. XIX.—Cicero and others of the wisest men teach the immortality of the soul, but in an unbelieving manner; and that a good or an evil death must be weighed from the previous life 72 Chap. XX.—Socrates had more knowledge in philosophy than other men, although in many things he acted foolishly 73 Chap. XXI.—Of the system of Plato, which would lead to the overthrow of states 74 Chap. XXII.—Of the precepts of Plato, and censures of the same 75 Chap. XXIII.—Of the errors of certain philosophers, and of the sun and moon
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Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. VII
492 chapters English Public domain
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492 chapters
51 Chap. XX.—Of philosophy and the truth 52 Book III. Of the False Wisdom of the Philosophers 53 Chap. I.—A comparison of the truth with eloquence: why the philosophers did not attain to it. Of the simple style of the scriptures 54 Chap. II.—Of philosophy, and how vain was its occupation in setting forth the truth 55 Chap. III.—Of what subjects philosophy consists, and who was the chief founder of the academic sect 56 Chap. IV.—That knowledge is taken away by Socrates, and conjecture by Zeno 57 Chap. V.—That the knowledge of many things is necessary 58 Chap. VI.—Of wisdom, and the academics, and natural philosophy 59 Chap. VII.—Of moral philosophy, and the chief good 60 Chap. VIII.—Of the chief good, and the pleasures of the soul and body, and of virtue 61 Chap. IX.—Of the chief good, and the worship of the true God, and a refutation of Anaxagoras 62 Chap. X.—It is the peculiar property of man to know and worship God 63 Chap. XI.—Of religion, wisdom, and the chief good 64 Chap. XII.—Of the twofold conflict of body and soul; and of desiring virtue on account of eternal life 65 Chap. XIII.—Of the immortality of the soul, and of wisdom, philosophy, and eloquence 66 Chap. XIV.—That Lucretius and others have erred, and Cicero himself, in fixing the origin of wisdom 67 Chap. XV.—The error of Seneca in philosophy, and how the speech of philosophers is at variance with their life 68 Chap. XVI.—That the philosophers who give good instructions live badly, by the testimony of Cicero; therefore we should not so much devote ourselves to the study of philosophy as to wisdom 69 Chap. XVII.—He passes from philosophy to the philosophers, beginning with Epicurus; and how he regarded Leucippus and Democritus as authors of error 70 Chap. XVIII.—The Pythagoreans and Stoics, while they hold the immortality of the soul, foolishly persuade a voluntary death 71 Chap. XIX.—Cicero and others of the wisest men teach the immortality of the soul, but in an unbelieving manner; and that a good or an evil death must be weighed from the previous life 72 Chap. XX.—Socrates had more knowledge in philosophy than other men, although in many things he acted foolishly 73 Chap. XXI.—Of the system of Plato, which would lead to the overthrow of states 74 Chap. XXII.—Of the precepts of Plato, and censures of the same 75 Chap. XXIII.—Of the errors of certain philosophers, and of the sun and moon
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