“Indeed, all idealism derives from Descartes, or from Kant, or from both together, and whatever other distinguishing features a system may have, it is idealist to the extent that, either in itself, or as far as we are concerned, it makes knowing the condition of being.”

— Étienne Gilson

Methodical Realism

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French historian and philosopher 1884–1978

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