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... instance of the erroneous application of the method of physical inquiry to metaphysical subjects may be found in the writings of the celebrated David Hartley , who endeavored to account for the course and association of our ideas by ...
... instance of the erroneous application of the method of physical inquiry to metaphysical subjects may be found in the writings of the celebrated David Hartley , who endeavored to account for the course and association of our ideas by ...
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... instance . They first manifest themselves by a sense of uneasiness , which subsides , and is followed by a feeling of enjoyment , as soon as they are gratified . Afterwards , indeed , the recollection of this enjoyment will be ...
... instance . They first manifest themselves by a sense of uneasiness , which subsides , and is followed by a feeling of enjoyment , as soon as they are gratified . Afterwards , indeed , the recollection of this enjoyment will be ...
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... instances ; the number of exceptions to the rule continually diminishing as our knowledge of nature increases , we ... instance given in the text is a fair example . We can now see , that the liability to pain never exists except where ...
... instances ; the number of exceptions to the rule continually diminishing as our knowledge of nature increases , we ... instance given in the text is a fair example . We can now see , that the liability to pain never exists except where ...
Contents
THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND METAPHYSICAL | 1 |
THIS DISTINCTION APPLIED TO PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY | 25 |
CHAPTER VIII | 173 |
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