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... motion , not as we meet with it in nature in the movements of the stars and the flowing of springs , but as a motion contrived by human industry . Numbers of people have believed this to be possible , their idea being that the earth is ...
... motion , not as we meet with it in nature in the movements of the stars and the flowing of springs , but as a motion contrived by human industry . Numbers of people have believed this to be possible , their idea being that the earth is ...
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... motion of its parts . For its partition by thought alone makes no difference to it ; but all the variation in matter , or diversity in its forms , depends on motion . This the philosophers have doubtless observed , inasmuch as they have ...
... motion of its parts . For its partition by thought alone makes no difference to it ; but all the variation in matter , or diversity in its forms , depends on motion . This the philosophers have doubtless observed , inasmuch as they have ...
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... motion without action and that in rest there is cessation of action , the person thus seated may more properly be said to be in repose than in motion , since he is not conscious of any action in himself . PRINCIPLE XXV . What movement ...
... motion without action and that in rest there is cessation of action , the person thus seated may more properly be said to be in repose than in motion , since he is not conscious of any action in himself . PRINCIPLE XXV . What movement ...
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A. K. Coomaraswamy action animal spirits Aristotle arteries ARTICLE attribute believe blood body brain C. E. M. Joad C. I. Lewis cause certainly chiliagon clear clearly and distinctly colour conceive concept consider contrary corporeal corporeal substance deceived deduced depend Descartes desire difficulty Dioptrics discover distinct diverse doubt earth easily effect Epistemon error esteem Eudoxus evil excited exist explained extension fact faculty false feel figure follow hatred heart heat human idea imagination inasmuch judge judgment knowledge Leibniz less likewise magnet magnitude mathematics matter Max Born means method mind mode motion move movement muscles nature nerves never objects observe opinions ourselves Paperbound passions perceive perception perfect pertain philosophy Polyander possess present PRINCIPLE proceed reason recognise regard RENÉ DESCARTES rule sadness sciences sensations senses simple soul species spleen substance sufficient T. L. Heath things thought true truth understanding Upanishads