under one’s control in favor
of draw from extrapolate from
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up on the way toward coincide with
contribute to Present-day philosophers usually envision their discipline as an endeavor that has been, since antiquity, ______ and superior to any particular intellectual discipline, such as theology or science.
当代哲学家通常认为，自古以来哲学就与其他知识学科不同——例如神学或科学——并比它们更加高贵。