In no other department is a thorough knowledge of history so important as in philosophy. Like historical science in general, philosophy is, on the one hand, in touch with exact inquiry, while, on the other, it has a certain relationship with art. With the former it has in common its methodical procedure and its cognitive aim with the latter, its intuitive character and the endeavor to compass the whole of reality with a glance. Metaphysical principles are less easily verified from experience than physical hypotheses, but also less easily refuted. Systems therefore, are not so dependent on our their mutual conflicts and in spite of the retain for all time a certain relative validity progressive knowledge of facts as the theories about of philosophy. of natural science, and change less quickly notwithstanding standpoints, they possess in a measure the permanence of classical works of art, they

Question

Does the author succeed in supporting the claim that "in no other department is a thorough knowledge of history so important as in philosophy?

1. Yes, because he gives examples of why knowledge of history is vital to philosophy.

2. Yes, because he proves that other departments of thought are not reliant on historical knowledge.

03. No because he proceeds to explain why knowledge of history is as important to other disciplines

4. No because he digresses into another topic and does not address historical knowledge.

Answer 1

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3. No because he proceeds to explain why knowledge of history is as important to other disciplines.

The author discusses the relationship of philosophy with both historical science and art, suggesting that while philosophy relies heavily on historical knowledge, other fields also share similar characteristics. Therefore, the claim that no other department is as reliant on historical knowledge as philosophy is not successfully supported.