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... possible without losing sight of the real meaning of philosophical problems . In summing up the thought of any single man , I have left out reference to the minor points of his teaching , and have endeavored to emphasize the spirit in ...
... possible without losing sight of the real meaning of philosophical problems . In summing up the thought of any single man , I have left out reference to the minor points of his teaching , and have endeavored to emphasize the spirit in ...
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... possible to give the exposition an attractive- ness which no mere summing up could have , and it will often supply , I think , by its suggestion of the personality back of the thought , a needed clew for the understanding of the thought ...
... possible to give the exposition an attractive- ness which no mere summing up could have , and it will often supply , I think , by its suggestion of the personality back of the thought , a needed clew for the understanding of the thought ...
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... possible to discover a real development . The very con- fusion of many points of view , which makes the introduc- tion of order and unity so hard a task , is itself evidence of the fact that a real development has taken place . Each of ...
... possible to discover a real development . The very con- fusion of many points of view , which makes the introduc- tion of order and unity so hard a task , is itself evidence of the fact that a real development has taken place . Each of ...
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... possible to analyze , and bring into order , the incoherency of the world as it makes its first impression upon us , fell to the Greek mind . And for this task it had special quali- fications . Its sanity , its healthy human interest ...
... possible to analyze , and bring into order , the incoherency of the world as it makes its first impression upon us , fell to the Greek mind . And for this task it had special quali- fications . Its sanity , its healthy human interest ...
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... possible to read into it a certain amount of unity . At any rate , it is clear that , within this century and a half , there gradually emerged the more fundamental of those distinctions and terms , by which the mind attempts to intro ...
... possible to read into it a certain amount of unity . At any rate , it is clear that , within this century and a half , there gradually emerged the more fundamental of those distinctions and terms , by which the mind attempts to intro ...
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Page 370 - For my part, when I enter most intimately into what I call "myself," I always stumble on some particular perception or other, of heat or cold, light or shade, love or hatred, pain or pleasure. I never can catch "myself" at any time without a perception, and never can observe anything but the perception.
Page 333 - How comes it to be furnished? Whence comes it by that vast store which the busy and boundless fancy of man has painted on it with an almost endless variety? Whence has it all the materials of reason and knowledge? To this I answer, in one word, from EXPERIENCE. In that all our knowledge is founded; and from that it ultimately derives itself.
Page 348 - IT is evident to any one who takes a survey of the objects of human knowledge, that they are either ideas actually imprinted on the senses; or else such as are perceived by attending to the passions and operations of the mind; or lastly, ideas formed by help of memory and imagination— either compounding, dividing, or barely representing those originally perceived in the aforesaid ways.
Page 325 - The commonwealth of learning is not at this time without master-builders, whose mighty designs, in advancing the sciences, will leave lasting monuments to the admiration of posterity: but every one must not hope to be a Boyle or a Sydenham; and in an age that produces such masters as the great Huygenius and the incomparable Mr. Newton...
Page 356 - But, whatever power I may have over my own thoughts, I find the ideas actually perceived by Sense have not a like dependence on my will. When in broad daylight I open my eyes, it is not in my power to choose whether I shall see or no, or to determine what particular objects shall present themselves to my view...
Page 332 - ... whiteness, hardness, sweetness, thinking, motion, man, elephant, army, drunkenness, and others : it is in the first place then to be inquired, how he comes by them...
Page 235 - ... as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect; or a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon; or a fort or...
Page 235 - ... a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect; or a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon; or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention; or a shop for profit or sale; and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate.
Page 369 - THERE are some philosophers who imagine we are every moment intimately conscious of what we call our self; that we feel its existence and its continuance in existence; and are certain, beyond the evidence of a demonstration, both of its perfect identity and simplicity.
Page 246 - The passions that incline men to peace are: fear of death; desire of such things as are necessary to commodious living; and a hope by their industry to obtain them.