Essays: On the Nature and Immutability of Truth, in Opposition to Sophistry and Scepticism : on Poetry and Music, as They Affect the Mind : on Laughter, and Ludicrous Composition : on the Utility of Classical Learning, Volume 1William Creech, Edinburgh; and for E. & C. Dilly, and T. Cadell, London, 1776 - Classical education - 555 pages |
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Page 32
... alfo faid to perceive , by reafon , that it is im- * Ολως μεν γαρ άπαντων ἀδύνατον ἀπόδειξιν είναι άπειρον γας αν βαδίζοι · ώσε μηδ ' όντως είναι ἀποδείξων . Ariftot . Metyphyf . lib . 4. cap . 4 . yaz + Αξιουσι δε και τότο ἀποδεικνύναι ...
... alfo faid to perceive , by reafon , that it is im- * Ολως μεν γαρ άπαντων ἀδύνατον ἀπόδειξιν είναι άπειρον γας αν βαδίζοι · ώσε μηδ ' όντως είναι ἀποδείξων . Ariftot . Metyphyf . lib . 4. cap . 4 . yaz + Αξιουσι δε και τότο ἀποδεικνύναι ...
Page 65
... alfo venture to affirm , that the fentiments of the generality of man- kind on this head are grounded on such evi- dence , that he who refufes to be convinced by it , acts irrationally , and cannot , confift- ently with fuch refufal ...
... alfo venture to affirm , that the fentiments of the generality of man- kind on this head are grounded on such evi- dence , that he who refufes to be convinced by it , acts irrationally , and cannot , confift- ently with fuch refufal ...
Page 70
... alfo relates this ftory in his Com- mentaries on Boerhaave's Aphorifms , under the head Apoplexy . I mention it chiefly with a view to the read- er's amufement : he may confider the evidence , and be- that our identity has fuffered any ...
... alfo relates this ftory in his Com- mentaries on Boerhaave's Aphorifms , under the head Apoplexy . I mention it chiefly with a view to the read- er's amufement : he may confider the evidence , and be- that our identity has fuffered any ...
Page 76
... alfo believe , that the existence of the universe depends on the motion of my eyelids ; and that the muscles which move them have the power of creating and annihi- lating worlds . To conclude : That our foul exists , and continues ...
... alfo believe , that the existence of the universe depends on the motion of my eyelids ; and that the muscles which move them have the power of creating and annihi- lating worlds . To conclude : That our foul exists , and continues ...
Page 77
... alfo with an inftinctive pro- penfity to believe in it , previously to all rea- foning and experience . Nay , all reafoning fuppofes the teftimony of memory to be au- thentic : for , without trufting implicitly to this teftimony , no ...
... alfo with an inftinctive pro- penfity to believe in it , previously to all rea- foning and experience . Nay , all reafoning fuppofes the teftimony of memory to be au- thentic : for , without trufting implicitly to this teftimony , no ...
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