Sentence examples for at first philosophy from inspiring English sources

At first, philosophy for Marcel meant a highly abstract type of thought that sought to transcend the everyday empirical world.

Years later, in his first philosophy class at Syracuse University, Mr. Gross noticed a woman carrying a copy of Plato's "Dialogues," which had been out when he checked the library's shelves.

The accidental banker spent his evenings writing articles for extra cash, at first for philosophy journals but soon for literary magazines.

Science did the first, philosophy the second.

So did my first philosophy professor, Paul Ziff.

David Bellos's new book on translation at first sidesteps this philosophy.

Though scientists may study and describe these orders in their specificity, it does not at first appear that philosophy can do much except to categorize these interactions at the most general level.

There's no printing-first philosophy here.

Christian theology, taking its lead from Greek philosophy, at first denigrated the value of myth.

While their pairing may seem incongruous at first, they share a philosophy about femininity: women need to take bold risks and avoid complacency at all costs.

In part, this was owing to the fact that Aristotle was assumed to know Plato's philosophy at first hand and to have recorded it, including Plato's 'unwritten teachings'.