Excerpt from Modern Classical Philosophers: Selections Illustrating Modern Philosophy From Bruno to SpencerIn the selections of modern philosophy, as traced in the fore going paragraph, which are to be found in this book, certain shortcomings due to the nature of the task are inevitable. No two authorities will entirely agree as to the authors to be chosen. Limitations as to the length of the work must exclude important passages in the authors admitted. Although a proper balance among the different writers is most desirable, yet the task must be finished before a complete survey of their proper relations can be correctly made. The book will, therefore, best realize its final purpose if it shall prove a stimulus to the student for the perusal of the complete works of the classical philosophers represented in this volume.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.