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THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY AND THE PERSONA OF THE PHILOSOPHER

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Ian Hunter
Modern Intellectual History

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Abstract

Although history is the pre-eminent part of the gallant sciences, philosophers advise against it from fear that it might completely destroy the kingdom of darkness—that is, scholastic philosophy—which previously has been wrongly held to be a necessary instrument of theology.