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Page 121
... measure of time before artificial measures were invented ; and what is the measure at present when these are not at hand ? I speak not of months and days , which are computed by the moon and sun ; but of hours , or in general of the ...
... measure of time before artificial measures were invented ; and what is the measure at present when these are not at hand ? I speak not of months and days , which are computed by the moon and sun ; but of hours , or in general of the ...
Page 124
... measure , namely , the course of our perceptions . And I shall now proceed to the errors that this measure is subjected to . Here we must distinguish between a train of perceptions , < 171 > and a train of ideas : real objects make a ...
... measure , namely , the course of our perceptions . And I shall now proceed to the errors that this measure is subjected to . Here we must distinguish between a train of perceptions , < 171 > and a train of ideas : real objects make a ...
Page 127
... measure ; perhaps more so than the natural measure of time : for it requires great steadiness of eye to measure a line with any accuracy , by applying to it the largest angle of distinct vision . And supposing that steadiness to be ...
... measure ; perhaps more so than the natural measure of time : for it requires great steadiness of eye to measure a line with any accuracy , by applying to it the largest angle of distinct vision . And supposing that steadiness to be ...
Contents
Beauty of Language with respect to Signification | 18 |
Beauty of Language from a resemblance between Sound and Signification | 83 |
Influence of Passion with respect to our Perceptions Opinions and Belief 152 | 112 |
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