An Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy: And of the Principal Philosophical Questions Discussed in His WritingsLongmans, Green, and Company, 1889 - 650 pages |
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... that such things existed . We know no more In particular by Mr. Bain , who habitually uses the phrase " relativity of knowledge " in this sense . of what they are , than the senses tell us 6 THE RELATIVITY OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE .
... that such things existed . We know no more In particular by Mr. Bain , who habitually uses the phrase " relativity of knowledge " in this sense . of what they are , than the senses tell us 6 THE RELATIVITY OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE .
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... particular sensation of colour . It is soft ; in other words it produces a sensation , through our muscular feelings , of resistance overcome by a slight effort . It is sweet ; for it causes a peculiar kind of pleasurable sensation ...
... particular sensation of colour . It is soft ; in other words it produces a sensation , through our muscular feelings , of resistance overcome by a slight effort . It is sweet ; for it causes a peculiar kind of pleasurable sensation ...
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... particular attribute possessed in an infinite degree , has no existence , and is a pseudo - infinite . Mr. Mansel , on the contrary , affirmed throughout , and affirms in the very passages which he quotes , that " The Infinite " has a ...
... particular attribute possessed in an infinite degree , has no existence , and is a pseudo - infinite . Mr. Mansel , on the contrary , affirmed throughout , and affirms in the very passages which he quotes , that " The Infinite " has a ...
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... particular , of the " plural , of the different , of the modified , of the pheno- " menal . We admit that the consequence of this doc- " trine is that philosophy , if viewed as more than a " science of the conditioned , is impossible ...
... particular , of the " plural , of the different , of the modified , of the pheno- " menal . We admit that the consequence of this doc- " trine is that philosophy , if viewed as more than a " science of the conditioned , is impossible ...
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... particular predi- cate ; it must mean the infinite in something — as in size , in duration , or in power . These are intelligible conceptions . But an abstract Infinite , a Being not merely infinite in one or in several attributes , but ...
... particular predi- cate ; it must mean the infinite in something — as in size , in duration , or in power . These are intelligible conceptions . But an abstract Infinite , a Being not merely infinite in one or in several attributes , but ...
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