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... observation ; the other four regard this judgment as an à priori cognition , — that is , a law of thought , or a condi- tion of experience . - 1. The opinion that we are able to detect efficient causes even in the outward world , the ...
... observation ; the other four regard this judgment as an à priori cognition , — that is , a law of thought , or a condi- tion of experience . - 1. The opinion that we are able to detect efficient causes even in the outward world , the ...
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... observation , the minute and long continued researches of science , have failed to verify . Permanence of type is one of the most firmly established of those very laws of nature to which you ascribe inherent power , and which you claim ...
... observation , the minute and long continued researches of science , have failed to verify . Permanence of type is one of the most firmly established of those very laws of nature to which you ascribe inherent power , and which you claim ...
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... observation and experiment ; and a competent knowledge of mathematics will enable us to apply this test with the utmost precision . With it , we can calculate , to a hair's breadth , the necessary results according to theory ; and then ...
... observation and experiment ; and a competent knowledge of mathematics will enable us to apply this test with the utmost precision . With it , we can calculate , to a hair's breadth , the necessary results according to theory ; and then ...
Contents
THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND METAPHYSICAL | 1 |
THIS DISTINCTION APPLIED TO PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY | 25 |
CHAPTER VIII | 173 |
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