Palaeo-philosophy: Complex and Concept in Archaic Patterns of Thought

This paper argues that efforts to understand historically remote patterns of thought are driven away from their original meaning if the investigation focuses on reconstruction of concepts. It is simply not appropriate to be looking for an archaic concept of soul, name or dream, for example, when co...

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Main Author: Paul S. MacDonald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cosmos and History Publishing Co-op. 2005-01-01
Series:Cosmos and History : the Journal of Natural and Social Philosophy
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Online Access:http://www.cosmosandhistory.org/index.php/journal/article/view/47/22