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Gerade der Philosophie gegenüber ist man imstande, auch aus äußerlichen historischen Dokumenten anzugeben, wann sie als solche ihren Ursprung innerhalb der Menschheitsevolution genommen hat und nehmen musste. Das haben auch die meisten, namentlich älteren Darsteller der Philosophie-Geschichte ziemlich gut getroffen. 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