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... eyes of an eagle , a man , a fish , a mole , and lastly consider the case of that singular species of fish which inhabits only the dark waters of a vast cave , and so has no eyes at all ; compare them , I say , with reference to the ...
... eyes of an eagle , a man , a fish , a mole , and lastly consider the case of that singular species of fish which inhabits only the dark waters of a vast cave , and so has no eyes at all ; compare them , I say , with reference to the ...
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... eyes , but was put on and off like a pair of glasses . Suppose the wearer of it should tell us , that it was indeed a very convenient thing for keeping the dust out of his eyes , but that it was not made for this purpose , nor indeed ...
... eyes , but was put on and off like a pair of glasses . Suppose the wearer of it should tell us , that it was indeed a very convenient thing for keeping the dust out of his eyes , but that it was not made for this purpose , nor indeed ...
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... eyes of these animals is such , that any kind of fluid at the bottom of which these eyes could have been sufficient , must have been pure and transparent enough to allow the passage of light to organs of vision , the nature of which is ...
... eyes of these animals is such , that any kind of fluid at the bottom of which these eyes could have been sufficient , must have been pure and transparent enough to allow the passage of light to organs of vision , the nature of which is ...
Contents
THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND METAPHYSICAL | 1 |
THIS DISTINCTION APPLIED TO PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY | 25 |
CHAPTER VIII | 173 |
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