Reality can be grasped at levels of different depths. It is immediately given to us in a kind of block form, which is simply the "apprehended reality." (Etienne Gilson)

Reality can be grasped at levels of different depths. It is immediately given to us in a kind of block form, which is simply the "apprehended reality."

Etienne Gilson

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