Boman, Thorleif. creator text bibliography pau London, UK SCM Press c1960 1960 monographic eng gre

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224 p. ; hbk ; 22 cm. Introduction: The problem -- I. Dynamic and static thinking -- Dynamic thinking -- Static being -- Non-being -- The word -- Collective concepts and ideas -- II. Impression and appearance -- The impression of buildings -- The impression of men -- The impression of things -- The impression of God -- Excursus: Jewish pictorial art in the Diaspora -- Appearance in Greek thinking -- III. Time and space -- The Greek-European conception of time -- The Israelite conception of time -- Space -- Quantity and number: Spatially quantitative and dynamically qualitative quantities -- History and nature -- IV. Symbolism and instrumentalism -- The Hebrew conception of the thing -- The Greek conception of the thing -- The transparence of God -- V. Logical thinking and psychological understanding -- Logic and psychology -- The warrant for the two viewpoints -- The independence of the Israelite thinker -- The formal peculiarity of each kind of thinking -- VI. Summary and psychological foundation of the differences. Thorlief Boman. ; Translated by Jules L. Moreau. Includes bibliography. Jewish philosophy Philosophy, Ancient B156 .B613 221/BOM 60010167 DLC 740319 20150416132953.0 8425911