al demonstration of the existence of
God begins with, 170;
reveals principles which in their logical development attain to
the knowledge of God, 184-189.
Psychology of Heraclitus, 289;
of Pythagoras, 304;
of Parmenides, 307, 308;
of Anaxagoras, 313;
of Protagoras, 315;
of Socrates, 317, 318;
of Plato, 339-352;
of Aristotle, 392, 398-401;
of Epicurus, 442-444;
of the Stoics, 453, 454.
Pythagoras, his doctrine that numbers are the first principles of
things, 297;
how to be interpreted, 297-304;
misrepresented by Aristotle, 298-300;
psychology of, 304.
R.
Reason, insufficiency of, to elaborate a perfect ideal of moral
excellence, 505-509.
Redemption, desire of, awakened and defined by Greek philosophy,
513-521.
Relativity of all knowledge, Hamilton's doctrine of, 229-236.
Religion, the philosophy of, 53;
defined 53, 106;
universality of religious phenomena, 54;
hypothesis offered in explanation of, 55;
hypothesis of Epicurus and Comte, 56-65--of Hegel, 65-70--of
Jacobi and Schleiermacher, 70-78--of Cousin, 78-86--of Dogmatic
Theologians, 86-96--author's theory, 96, 97;
religion of the Athenians, 98--its mythological and symbolic
aspects, 128--exerted some wholesome influences, 161-163.
Reminiscence, Plato on, 354, 355.
Revelation, progressive, 462-464;
harmony of the two revelations in the volume of conscience and
the volume of the New Testament, 522-524.
S.
Sacrifice, universal prevalence of, 115, 124;
prompted by the universal consciousness of guilt, 126:
expiatory sacrifices grounded on a primitive revelation, 127.
Schleiermacher, his theory that all religion is grounded on the
feeling of absolute dependence, 71, 72.
Science, Plato's answer to the question, What is Science? 338, 339.
Self-determination, limited by idea of duty, 113;
implies accountability, 114;
recognizes a Lawgiver and Judge, 115.
Socrates, his desire for truth, 316;
his daemon, 317 _(note_);
his philosophic method, 318, 319;
a believer in one Supreme God, 320;
his argument for the existence of God from final causes, 320-324;
his belief in immortality and a future retribution, 324,
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