The Works of Thomas Reid: With Account of His Life and Writings, Volume 2Samuel Etheridge, Jun'r., 1814 - Philosophy |
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... hypotheses IV . Of analogy v . Of the proper means of knowing the operations of the mind VI . Of the difficulty of attending to the operations of our own minds 59 - 184 185 30 48 54 65 71 VII . Division of the powers of the mind VIII ...
... hypotheses IV . Of analogy v . Of the proper means of knowing the operations of the mind VI . Of the difficulty of attending to the operations of our own minds 59 - 184 185 30 48 54 65 71 VII . Division of the powers of the mind VIII ...
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... HYPOTHESES . EVERY branch of human knowledge hath its proper principles , its proper foundation and method of reason- ing ; and , if we endeavour to build it upon any other foundation , it will never stand ... HYPOTHESES . 41 Of hypotheses.
... HYPOTHESES . EVERY branch of human knowledge hath its proper principles , its proper foundation and method of reason- ing ; and , if we endeavour to build it upon any other foundation , it will never stand ... HYPOTHESES . 41 Of hypotheses.
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... hypotheses or theories . And the invention of a hypothesis , founded on some slight probabilities , which accounts for many appearances of nature , has been considered as the highest attainment of a philosopher . If the hypothesis hangs ...
... hypotheses or theories . And the invention of a hypothesis , founded on some slight probabilities , which accounts for many appearances of nature , has been considered as the highest attainment of a philosopher . If the hypothesis hangs ...
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... ob- servations and experiments , and such discoveries have always tended to refute , but not to confirm , the theo- ries and hypotheses which ingenious men had in- vented . As this is a fact confirmed by the history of 44 ESSAY I.
... ob- servations and experiments , and such discoveries have always tended to refute , but not to confirm , the theo- ries and hypotheses which ingenious men had in- vented . As this is a fact confirmed by the history of 44 ESSAY I.
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... hypotheses in every branch of philosophy , and to despair of ever advancing real knowledge in that way . The Indian ... hypothesis , however ridiculous it ap- pears to us , might seem very reasonable to other In- dians , who knew no ...
... hypotheses in every branch of philosophy , and to despair of ever advancing real knowledge in that way . The Indian ... hypothesis , however ridiculous it ap- pears to us , might seem very reasonable to other In- dians , who knew no ...
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