Excerpt from Creation: A Philosophical Poem, in Seven Books; To Which Is Prefixed the Life of the Author It is no wonder, therefore, that Anaxagoras, though he was the first philosopher who plainly asserted an Eternal Mind by whose power the world was made, for opposing the public worship at Athens, whose refined wits were plunged in the most senseless idolatry, and particularly for deny ing the divinity of the sun, should be condemned for irreligion, and treason against the gods; and be heavily fined and banished the city ...
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Excerpt from Creation: A Philosophical Poem, in Seven Books; To Which Is Prefixed the Life of the Author It is no wonder, therefore, that Anaxagoras, though he was the first philosopher who plainly asserted an Eternal Mind by whose power the world was made, for opposing the public worship at Athens, whose refined wits were plunged in the most senseless idolatry, and particularly for deny ing the divinity of the sun, should be condemned for irreligion, and treason against the gods; and be heavily fined and banished the city. It is no wonder, after so sharp a persecution Of this zea lous reformer, that Socrates, the next successor but one to Anaxagoras, and the last of the Ionic school, for Opposing their scandalous rabble Oidoi ties, and asserting one Divine Being, should be condemned for atheism, and put to death, by blind superstition and implacable bigotry. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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