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... conceive of the person when this capacity is latent , or not exerted , — that is , of mind in the intervals both of thought and action . But I cannot conceive of any particular body except as the seat of all its attributes , and as ...
... conceive of the person when this capacity is latent , or not exerted , — that is , of mind in the intervals both of thought and action . But I cannot conceive of any particular body except as the seat of all its attributes , and as ...
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... conceive of any thing except as existent under these conditions ; but we may conceive that the conditions are fulfilled , while the reality is wanting . Atmospheric air , for instance , is a condition of man's bodily existence ; he ...
... conceive of any thing except as existent under these conditions ; but we may conceive that the conditions are fulfilled , while the reality is wanting . Atmospheric air , for instance , is a condition of man's bodily existence ; he ...
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... conceive easily enough of the annihilation of all objects within it — that this space should be made empty or void ; but you cannot conceive of the space itself as annihilated , or as no longer affording room for other objects . Now ...
... conceive easily enough of the annihilation of all objects within it — that this space should be made empty or void ; but you cannot conceive of the space itself as annihilated , or as no longer affording room for other objects . Now ...
Contents
THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND METAPHYSICAL | 1 |
THIS DISTINCTION APPLIED TO PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY | 25 |
CHAPTER VIII | 173 |
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