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All parts are dealt with by Parnis is great detail. His philosophical explanations are long, meticulous and comprehensive. Despite the fact that he divides his work in a traditional manner – that is, in
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modes of analysis. Throughout the whole work, in fact, Parnis expressly states his own opinion, and contrasts it with those of classical and contemporary philosophers.
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The work is divided in three main parts. They respectively deal with logic, physics, and metaphysics. Though they contain a philosophy according to
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in 1715, and followed his initial institutional studies with them. After his ordination to the priesthood, he began teaching theology at the
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