“Antiquity was often delighted to cast a halo of mythical glory around its illustrious names. The immortal works of this great philosopher seemed to entitle him to more than mortal honors. A legend into the authenticity of which we will abstain from inquiring, asserted that his mother, Perictione, a pure virgin, suffered an immaculate conception through the influence of Apollo. The god declared to Ariston, to whom she was about to be married, the parentage of the child.” ChildrenMotherNamesAtheismInfluenceHonorPureMarriedGloryCastsPhilosopherAuthenticityMortalsImmortalConceptionLegendsVirginsBeing MarriedApolloDelightedAntiquityHalosInquiringImmaculateGreat PhilosophersImmaculate Conception Book:History of the Intellectual Development of Europe Source: History of the Intellectual Development of Europe
“The scientific study of Nature tends not only to correct and ennoble the intellectual conceptions of man; it serves also to ameliorate his physical condition.” MenNatureStudyConditionsIntellectualConception Book:History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science Source: History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science
