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Page 185
... understanding that sets man above the rest of sensi- ble beings , and gives him all the advantage and dominion which he has over them , it is certainly a subject , even for its nobleness , worth our labor to inquire into . This ...
... understanding that sets man above the rest of sensi- ble beings , and gives him all the advantage and dominion which he has over them , it is certainly a subject , even for its nobleness , worth our labor to inquire into . This ...
Page 186
... understanding . But , before I proceed to what I have thought on this subject , I must here in the entrance beg pardon of my reader for the frequent use of the word idea . It being that term which , I think , serves best to stand for ...
... understanding . But , before I proceed to what I have thought on this subject , I must here in the entrance beg pardon of my reader for the frequent use of the word idea . It being that term which , I think , serves best to stand for ...
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... understanding things as unity and plurality , substance and quality , cause and effect , and so on . He enumerates twelve . The number is not so important as his recognition that conceptual knowl- edge has form as well as content , and ...
... understanding things as unity and plurality , substance and quality , cause and effect , and so on . He enumerates twelve . The number is not so important as his recognition that conceptual knowl- edge has form as well as content , and ...
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