| James Boswell - 1831 - 600 pagina’s
...of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry -to^prove the non-existence of matter, and that everything in the universe is merely ideal. I observed, that...large stone, till he rebounded from it, " I refute it thug1." This was a stout exemplification of the first truths of Pi're Bovffier, or the original principles... | |
| James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 pagina’s
...out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that every...large stone, till he rebounded from it, " I refute it MusV This was a stout exemplification of t\icjirit truths of PereBouffier, or the original principles... | |
| James Boswell - 1835 - 378 pagina’s
...French conversation; straining at a gnat, after having swallowed a camel. — C, ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that every...thus." (') This was a stout exemplification of the first truths of Pere Bouffier, or the original principles of Reid and of Beattie; without admitting... | |
| James Boswell - 1835 - 604 pagina’s
...out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry ,/irft truths of PheBouffier, or the original principles of Reid and of Seattle; without admitting... | |
| 1841 - 766 pagina’s
...everything in the universe is merely ideal. I observed, that though we are satisfied his doctrine i-> not true, it is impossible to refute it. I never shall...stone, till he rebounded from it, ' I refute it thus.'" (Boswell's Life of Johnson, An. 1763, JEt. 54.) " You are surer that you can lift up your finger or... | |
| James Boswell - 1846 - 602 pagina’s
...out of the church, we stood talking for gome time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that every...though we are satisfied his doctrine is not true, ii is impossible to refute it. I never shall forget the alacrity with which Johnson answered, striking... | |
| James Boswell - 1848 - 374 pagina’s
...French conversation ; straining at a gnat, after having' swallowed a camel. — C. ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that every...thus." (') This was a stout exemplification of the first truths of Pere Bovffier, or the original principles of Reid and of Beattie ; without admitting... | |
| James Boswell - 1860 - 496 pagina’s
...out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry to prove the nonexistence of matter, and that every...it thus." ' This was a stout exemplification of the first truths of Pere JBouffier, or the original principles of Reid and of Beattie ; without admitting... | |
| James Boswell - 1860 - 950 pagina’s
...out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that every...it thus." * This was a stout exemplification of the first trutlu ofPere Souffier, and has often said In my hearing, perhaps for my edification, " that... | |
| James Boswell - 1860 - 960 pagina’s
...out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that every...it thus." * This was a stout exemplification of the first truths of Père Botiffier, and has often said in my hearing, perhaps for my edification, " that... | |
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