 | Thomas Hughes - 1865 - 230 pagina’s
...of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existeuce of matter, and that everything in the universe is merely ideal. I observed, that...force against a large stone till he rebounded from it, — '/ refute it t/:us,'" — Boswell's Life of Johnson, vol. i., pp. 303, 304. t There is another... | |
 | Thomas Hughes - 1865 - 242 pagina’s
...that everything in the universe is merely ideal. I observed, that though we are satisHed his doetriue is not true, it is impossible to refute it. I never...against a large stone till he rebounded from it,—'/ refute it thus!"—Boswell's L'fe of Johnson, vol. i., pp. 303, 304. t There is .mother instance in... | |
 | James Boswell - 1873 - 620 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,...foot with mighty force against a large stone, till ho rebounded from it : ' I refute it thus.' ' This was a stout exemplification of the first truths... | |
 | James Boswell, William Wallace - 1873 - 612 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,...impossible to refute it. I never shall forget the alaerity with which Johnson answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone, till... | |
 | James Boswell - 1874 - 602 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 Bouffier, or the original principles of Reid and of Beattie ; without admitting... | |
 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1876 - 828 pagina’s
...that though we are satisfied his doctrine is not true (Berkeley's, of the non-existence of matter), it is impossible to refute it. I never shall forget...till he rebounded from it, — ' I refute it thus.' " — Boswdl, 6th ed., i, 452. Mr. Mill and the idealists generally, are greatly offended by this refutation.... | |
 | 1876 - 826 pagina’s
...that though we are satisfied his doctrine is not true (Berkeley's, of the non-existence of matter), it is impossible to refute it I never shall forget...till he rebounded from it, — ' I refute it thus.' " — Boswell, 6th ed., i, 452. Mr. Mill and the idealists generally, are greatly offended by this... | |
 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1876 - 854 pagina’s
...that though we are satisfied his doctrine is not true (Berkeley's, of the non-existence of matter), it is impossible to refute it I never shall forget...stone, till he rebounded from it,—' I refute it thus.'"—/fa.wv,", 6th ed., i, 452. Mr. Mill and the idealists generally, are greatly offended by... | |
 | James Boswell - 1880 - 488 pagina’s
...ingenious sophistry to prove the uoi. existence of matter, and that every thing in the universe is mere I v ideal. I observed, that though we are satisfied his...it thus." ' This was a stout exemplification of the first truths of Pere Boujper, or the original principles of Reid and of Beattie ; without admitting... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 742 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 thus."1 This \vasastout exemplification of the first trutlts of Pcre Bufficr? or the original principles... | |
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After we came 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 thing in the universe is merely ideal. I observed, that though we are satisfied his... 
