The Oxford Companion to Philosophy Part 51. The book is alphabetized by the whole headings of entries, as distinct from the first word of a heading. Hence, for example, abandonment comes before a priori and a posteriori. It is wise to look elsewhere if something seems to be missing. At the end of the book there is also a useful appendix on Logical Symbols as well as the appendices A Chronological Table of Philosophy and Maps of Philosophy. | 480 knowledge by presence and validity of prophetic inspirational as well as esoteric and fantastic knowledge. . Mehdi Ha iri Yazdi The Principles ofEpistemology in Islamic Philosophy Knowledge by Presence Albany NY 1992 . Komensky Comenius Jan Amos 1592-1670 . Czech philosopher and pedagogue. Bishop and theologian of the Unitas Fratrum Moravian Brethren exiled in the period ofCounter-Reformation. He found refuge in various parts of Europe including London where he wrote the mystically coloured Via Lucis 1641 . His principal philosophical treatise De Rerum Humanarum Emendatione Consultatio Catholica is based on the traditional Neoplatonic scheme of emanations specifically modified and enriched by the humanistic idea of restoration of humans to the divine universal harmony by the way of universal reform panorthosia and universal education pampaedia . So conceived his philosophy aimed at a grandiose reform of pedagogy in the spirit of modern didactic realism. In place of scholastic verbalism it turned to demonstrative teaching conceiving school as play schola ludus and as a workshop of humanity officina humanitatis . The same principles gave birth to his philosophy of non-violence peace and ecumenicity. Omnia sponte fluant absit violentia rebus became his device. . . J. Patocka Jan Amos Komensky Gesammelte Schriften zur Comenius-forschung Bochum 1981 . Korean philosophy. The reigning theme of Korean philosophy is irenic fusionism as evidenced by the way of the flow of wind poong-ryu-do that is the substratum of Korean philosophy. The flow of wind is invisible and yet all-pervasive. This is also man s vibrating unceasing way of communing with nature and fellow beings thus evincing an undifferentiated aesthetic continuum to adopt F. S. C. Northrop s phrase or Nothingness mu . Poong-ryu-do is the way ofovercoming alienation countenancing solidarity with fellow beings and helping to achieve harmony of polarities. When Confucianism Buddhism Taoism and other .
