Pherecydes (), an ancient Greek philosopher, was a native of the island of Syros, one of the Cyclades, and flourished in the 6th century B.C. He is said by Diogenes Laertius to have been a rival of Thales, and to have learned his wisdom from the sacred books of the Plhenicians, or from the Egyptians … Continue reading “Pherecydes”
Pheoenix
Pheoenix () When the lateness of the season made it dangerous for an Alexandrian cornship, which had lain weather-bound for much time in Fair Havens, to continue her voyage to Italy, the question of a wintering-place arose (Act 27:12). Following the advice of the majority ( ), who had the experts-the captain and the ship-master … Continue reading “Pheoenix”
Phenomenon
Phenomenon SEE PHENOMENON. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Phenomenon (Gr. phainomenon, Ger. Phaenomenon) In KantBroadly, appearance or that which appears. More specifically, any presentation, cognition or experience whose form and order depends upon the synthetic forms of the sensibility and categories of the understanding. In contrast to noumenon and thing-in-itself which lie … Continue reading “Phenomenon”
Phenomenology
Phenomenology Since the middle of the Eighteenth Century, “Phnomenologie,” like its English equivalent, has been a name for several disciplines, an expression for various concepts. Lambert, in his Neue Organon (1764), attached the name “Phnomenologie” to the theory of the appearances fundamental to all empirical knowledge. Kant adopted the word to express a similar though … Continue reading “Phenomenology”
Phenomenological Personalism
Phenomenological Personalism Applied to the system of Max Scheler. — R.T.F. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Phenomenalism
Phenomenalism Phenomenalism (phainomenon) literally means any system of thought that has to do with appearances. The term is, however, usually restricted to the designation of certain theories by which it is asserted: (1) that there is no knowledge other than that of phenomena — denial of the knowledge of substance in the metaphysical sense; or … Continue reading “Phenomenalism”
Phenomenal World
Phenomenal World The world of appearance as opposed to the world as-it-is-in-itself. The only world we know, said Kant, is the world-we-know, (appearance). The real world is beyond our knowledge. — V.F. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Phenomena
Phenomena See Appearances. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Phenolion
Phenolion SEE PHAENOLIUM. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
PHENICIA OR PHENICE
PHENICIA OR PHENICE See PHOENICIA, PHENICIA, or PHENICE. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary