An Anthology of Modern Philosophy: Selections for Beginners from the Writings of the Greatest Philosophers from 1500 to 1900, with Biographical Sketches, Analyses, Diagrams and Questions for DiscussionDaniel Sommer Robinson |
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... prove a God , i.e. an im- material eternal knowing spirit , will have no more to say for it from the idea of necessary existence , than an Atheist has for his eternal , all - doing , senseless matter , v.g. The complex idea of God ...
... prove a God , i.e. an im- material eternal knowing spirit , will have no more to say for it from the idea of necessary existence , than an Atheist has for his eternal , all - doing , senseless matter , v.g. The complex idea of God ...
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... prove the real exist- ence of any thing answering that idea ; he must first prove , and that by other ways than that idea , the existence of an eternal all - doing matter , and then his idea will be proved evi- dently a true idea ; till ...
... prove the real exist- ence of any thing answering that idea ; he must first prove , and that by other ways than that idea , the existence of an eternal all - doing matter , and then his idea will be proved evi- dently a true idea ; till ...
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... prove that colours and tastes exist only in the mind , and he shall find they may with equal force be brought to prove the same thing of extension , figure , and motion . Though it must be confessed this method of arguing does not so much ...
... prove that colours and tastes exist only in the mind , and he shall find they may with equal force be brought to prove the same thing of extension , figure , and motion . Though it must be confessed this method of arguing does not so much ...
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PARACELSUS THE GREAT | 3 |
GIORDANO BRUNO | 24 |
TOMMASO CAMPANELLA | 59 |
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