Elements of the Philosophy of the Human MindT. Cadell, jun. and W. Davis, 1802 - 587 pagina's |
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Pagina ix
... Manner in which the MIND perceives external Objects , II . Of certain natural Prejudices , which feem to have given rife to the common Theories of Perception , III . - Of Dr. REID's Speculations on the Subject of Perception , IV . Of ...
... Manner in which the MIND perceives external Objects , II . Of certain natural Prejudices , which feem to have given rife to the common Theories of Perception , III . - Of Dr. REID's Speculations on the Subject of Perception , IV . Of ...
Pagina 7
... manner , in the study of the human mind , the conclufions to which we are led , by a careful exa- mination of the phenomena it exhibits , have no necef- fary connexion with our opinions concerning its nature and effence . That when two ...
... manner , in the study of the human mind , the conclufions to which we are led , by a careful exa- mination of the phenomena it exhibits , have no necef- fary connexion with our opinions concerning its nature and effence . That when two ...
Pagina 9
... manner , on the fhortness of the period during which natural philosophy has been fuccefsfully cultivated ; and , at the fame time , confider how open to our examination the laws of matter are , in comparison of thofe which regulate the ...
... manner , on the fhortness of the period during which natural philosophy has been fuccefsfully cultivated ; and , at the fame time , confider how open to our examination the laws of matter are , in comparison of thofe which regulate the ...
Pagina 11
... manner they are -united . Lord Bacon was , I believe , the first who gave a distinct idea of this fort of fpeculation ; and I do not know that much progrefs has yet been made in it . In his books de Augmentis Scientiarum , a variety of ...
... manner they are -united . Lord Bacon was , I believe , the first who gave a distinct idea of this fort of fpeculation ; and I do not know that much progrefs has yet been made in it . In his books de Augmentis Scientiarum , a variety of ...
Pagina 15
... manner in which the mind perceives external objects . " Is not , " ( fays he , ) " the fenforium of animals the place where the fen- " tient fubftance is prefent , and to which the fenfi- " ble fpecies of things are brought , through ...
... manner in which the mind perceives external objects . " Is not , " ( fays he , ) " the fenforium of animals the place where the fen- " tient fubftance is prefent , and to which the fenfi- " ble fpecies of things are brought , through ...
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