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... unity .... But how about the variety in things ? ... What our intellect really aims at is neither variety nor unity taken singly , but totality . In this , acquaintance with reality's diversities is as important as understanding their ...
... unity .... But how about the variety in things ? ... What our intellect really aims at is neither variety nor unity taken singly , but totality . In this , acquaintance with reality's diversities is as important as understanding their ...
Page 107
... unity is that its ' many folding ' only gives the impression of many , because in its ' extension ' , its unfolding , unity becomes clear . Definitions of unity , from the Latin unis , one , are notoriously unable to give it sense ...
... unity is that its ' many folding ' only gives the impression of many , because in its ' extension ' , its unfolding , unity becomes clear . Definitions of unity , from the Latin unis , one , are notoriously unable to give it sense ...
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... unity by saying “ unity is greater than the sum of its multiples . " This narrowness suggests that unity may be inherent , " a wholly inward bond , " as René Guénon ( 1958 : x ) puts it , whereas wholeness is not necessarily so . Guénon ...
... unity by saying “ unity is greater than the sum of its multiples . " This narrowness suggests that unity may be inherent , " a wholly inward bond , " as René Guénon ( 1958 : x ) puts it , whereas wholeness is not necessarily so . Guénon ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Chapter 1 | 25 |
B Social Aspects of Theory | 50 |
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