Encyclopedia of sacred theology - pagina 45

Chap.

II]

§ II.

THE BREAK

IN

THE PROCESS

21

tury has witnessed the publication of a considerable number of special Encyclopedias, which as a rule have followed the division of the great

field

of

philological, juridical, medical

science

into a

and physical

theological,

Two

science.

factors have cooperated to further the course of this process.

First

tlie difficulty

was well versed with any hope

presented

itself

that he only

in a science is able to write its

who

himself

Encyclopedia

and that in view of the vast expanse of detailed knowledge and literature required for every special science, it becomes more and more inconceivable that one

of

man

success,

should be able to

command

this sufficient

knowledge of all the departments of science. However much, therefore, Encyclopedia is also an undoubted part of philosophical science, yet

it

is

entirely impossible that

one philosopher should be able to manipulate all the maNo other course, terial for the science of Encyclopedia. therefore, was open but the one by which Theological

Encyclopedia is developed by theologians. Historical by historians. Medical by physicians, etc., i.e. by each one for his own department; and only when each of these separate Encyclopedias has reached sufficient development can the

man

arise

who may

unite the results of these subdivisions

into one philosophical whole.

And on

the other hand, the

writing of an Encyclopedia has scarcely ever been under-

taken without the practical aim of introducing students a given faculty into their science.

of is

A

certain kv/cXo^

necessary for every Encyclopedia, and this was given in

the historical division of the faculties.

Because of the sub-

division of its task, the Philosophical faculty alone has de-

and has divided itself into philosophical, and natural philosophy groups and where the natural philosophy and literary faculties are also

parted from

this,

philological, historical

;

divided as faculties, as they are in the Netherlands, distinction has

still

further been

made between the

philological

and philo-

This course of Encyclopedical stud}^ has an undeniable disadvantage. In the first place, a

sophical task of the latter.

jurist, theologian,

physician or philologian

may

short of philosophical unity and power of thought.

readily fall

Secondly,

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