Essays on the Active Powers of the Human Mind: An Inquiry Into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense; and An Essay on Quantity, Zväzok 1;Zväzok 1843T. Tegg, 1843 - 599 strán (strany) |
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Strana 26
... equal propriety to the science of mind in general . " A system of natural philoso- phy , " he remarks , " may appear very plausible , and be , for a long time , very generally received in the world , and yet have no foundation in nature ...
... equal propriety to the science of mind in general . " A system of natural philoso- phy , " he remarks , " may appear very plausible , and be , for a long time , very generally received in the world , and yet have no foundation in nature ...
Strana 43
... equal fairness , against all the most important discoveries in the sciences . It was in truth the very objection urged against Newton , when his adversaries contended , that gravity was to be ranked with the occult qualities of the ...
... equal fairness , against all the most important discoveries in the sciences . It was in truth the very objection urged against Newton , when his adversaries contended , that gravity was to be ranked with the occult qualities of the ...
Strana 47
... equal reason to admire the wisdom with which that nature is adapted to the situation in which it is placed . The laws which regulate the acquired perceptions of sight , are surely as much a part of our frame as those which regulate any ...
... equal reason to admire the wisdom with which that nature is adapted to the situation in which it is placed . The laws which regulate the acquired perceptions of sight , are surely as much a part of our frame as those which regulate any ...
Strana 82
... equal sides and equal angles . This direct notion cannot be more distinct , when conceived in the mind , than that which I get by sight , when the object is before me ; and I find it so indistinct , that it has the same appearance to my ...
... equal sides and equal angles . This direct notion cannot be more distinct , when conceived in the mind , than that which I get by sight , when the object is before me ; and I find it so indistinct , that it has the same appearance to my ...
Strana 84
... equal reason to say that it is a substance , as that it is a quality ; that it does not admit of degrees , as that it does . If the understanding immediately assents to one of these assertions , and revolts from the contrary , we may ...
... equal reason to say that it is a substance , as that it is a quality ; that it does not admit of degrees , as that it does . If the understanding immediately assents to one of these assertions , and revolts from the contrary , we may ...
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Essays on the Active Powers of the Human Mind: An ..., Zväzok 1;Zväzok 1843 Thomas Reid,Dugald Stewart Zobrazenie úryvkov - 1991 |
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acquired active power agreeable animal appear appetite argument attention belief benevolent affections Bishop Berkeley brutes cause Cicero colour common sense conceive conception conclusion conduct connexion consequence consider constitution contrary degree desire determine direction distance distinct distinguish diverging eye double vision duty effect efficient cause Epicurean Epicurus evident existence experience external faculty feeling give habit hath human mind human nature Hume ideal philosophy ideas instinct intention judge judgment justice justly kind knowledge language laws of nature less liberty Malebranche mankind manner means moral motive natural philosophy natural signs necessary never notion object obligation observed operations opinion optic optic nerve passion perceive perception philosophers prescience present principles of action produce proper qualities of body rational reason regard Reid Reid's retina scepticism sensation smell squint suppose thing signified THOMAS REID thought tion truth understanding virtue visible figure vision words
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Strana 192 - And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her and he did eat.
Strana 383 - Reason is, and ought only to be, the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them.
Strana 309 - Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which Is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.
Strana 30 - There is no question of importance whose decision is not comprised in the science of Man, and there is none which can be decided with any certainty before we become acquainted with that science.
Strana 200 - God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me. My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
Strana 309 - Cast away from you all your transgressions whereby ye have transgressed ; and make you a new heart and a new spirit : for why will ye die, 0 house of Israel ? For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD : wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.
Strana 308 - Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel ; is not my way equal ? are not your ways unequal ? When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them ; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.
Strana 385 - In every system of morality which I have hitherto met with, I have always remark'd that the author proceeds for some time in the ordinary way of reasoning, and establishes the being of a God, or makes observations concerning human affairs; when of a sudden I am surpriz'd to find that instead of the usual copulations of propositions, is...
Strana 8 - An Essay on Quantity, occasioned by reading a Treatise, in which Simple and Compound Ratios are applied to Virtue and Merit...
Strana 214 - Nil ergo optabunt homines ? Si consilium vis, Permittes ipsis expendere numinibus quid Conveniat nobis rebusque sit utile nostris. Nam pro jucundis aptissima quaeque dabunt di. Carior est illis homo quam sibi.