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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... supposed to inhere . The existence of an unknown substance is only an in- " ference we are compelled to make from the existence " of known phenomena ; and the distinction of two sub- stances is only inferred from the seeming incompati ...
... supposed to inhere . The existence of an unknown substance is only an in- " ference we are compelled to make from the existence " of known phenomena ; and the distinction of two sub- stances is only inferred from the seeming incompati ...
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... supposed to have intended to explain it away ; but Mr. Mahaffy ( Introd . part iv . and notes to Appendix C ) seems to have explained away the explanation ; and Mr. Stirling , who holds ( p . 30 ) · " the second edition of the Kritik of ...
... supposed to have intended to explain it away ; but Mr. Mahaffy ( Introd . part iv . and notes to Appendix C ) seems to have explained away the explanation ; and Mr. Stirling , who holds ( p . 30 ) · " the second edition of the Kritik of ...
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... supposed to " inhere . " Professor Fraser , in the ( in many respects ) profound Essay of which he has done this work the honour of making it the occasion , vindicates at once the consistency of Sir W. Hamilton , and the substantial ...
... supposed to " inhere . " Professor Fraser , in the ( in many respects ) profound Essay of which he has done this work the honour of making it the occasion , vindicates at once the consistency of Sir W. Hamilton , and the substantial ...
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... supposed to mean duration which never ceases , and extension which nowhere comes to an end . Absolute is much more obscure , being a word of several meanings ; but , in the sense in which it stands related to Infinite , it means ...
... supposed to mean duration which never ceases , and extension which nowhere comes to an end . Absolute is much more obscure , being a word of several meanings ; but , in the sense in which it stands related to Infinite , it means ...
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... supposed perfect , must be infinite ; and may therefore , in an admissible sense of the term , be said to be both absolute and infinite . In this acceptation there is no inconsistency or incongruity in predicating both these words of ...
... supposed perfect , must be infinite ; and may therefore , in an admissible sense of the term , be said to be both absolute and infinite . In this acceptation there is no inconsistency or incongruity in predicating both these words of ...
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