The Works of Thomas Reid: With Account of His Life and Writings, Volume 2Samuel Etheridge, Jun'r., 1814 - Philosophy |
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Page 48
... similitude they observe , or think they ob- serve , between them and things more familiar or bet- ter known . In many cases , we have no better way of judging . And where the things compared have really a great similitude in their ...
... similitude they observe , or think they ob- serve , between them and things more familiar or bet- ter known . In many cases , we have no better way of judging . And where the things compared have really a great similitude in their ...
Page 49
... similitude in things than there really is . To give an instance of this : anatomists , in ancient ages , seldom dissected human bodies ; but very often the bodies of those quadrupeds , whose internal struc- ture was thought to approach ...
... similitude in things than there really is . To give an instance of this : anatomists , in ancient ages , seldom dissected human bodies ; but very often the bodies of those quadrupeds , whose internal struc- ture was thought to approach ...
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... by external objects , that we give them names from things that are familiar , and which are conceived to have some similitude to them ; and the notions we form of them are no less analogical than the names 50 ESSAY I.
... by external objects , that we give them names from things that are familiar , and which are conceived to have some similitude to them ; and the notions we form of them are no less analogical than the names 50 ESSAY I.
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... similitude of mind to body , which I conceive to be the most fruitful source of error with regard to the operations of our minds , I shail give an instance of it . When a man is urged by contrary motives , those on one hand inciting him ...
... similitude of mind to body , which I conceive to be the most fruitful source of error with regard to the operations of our minds , I shail give an instance of it . When a man is urged by contrary motives , those on one hand inciting him ...
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... similitude between a dead animal and a living , is as great as that between a bal- ance and a man . The conclusion I would draw from all that has been said on analogy , is , that , in our inquiries concerning the mind , and its ...
... similitude between a dead animal and a living , is as great as that between a bal- ance and a man . The conclusion I would draw from all that has been said on analogy , is , that , in our inquiries concerning the mind , and its ...
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