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... operation , — that is , to note the order of the marches and countermarches , and to make out the whole theory of these complicated evolu- tions . So long as discipline continued , his theory , doubtless , would be a very satisfactory ...
... operation , — that is , to note the order of the marches and countermarches , and to make out the whole theory of these complicated evolu- tions . So long as discipline continued , his theory , doubtless , would be a very satisfactory ...
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... operation of Nature , than the formation of a plant , or the motion of an ani- mal ; I cannot explain how the power of Nature can produce thought ; but can I better explain its operation in the produc- tion of a plant , in the motion of ...
... operation of Nature , than the formation of a plant , or the motion of an ani- mal ; I cannot explain how the power of Nature can produce thought ; but can I better explain its operation in the produc- tion of a plant , in the motion of ...
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... operation tear down , destroy , and resolve them into their ultimate elements , each part following out its own law of destruction or resolution , irrespectively of the others . The definitions of life which have been given by the most ...
... operation tear down , destroy , and resolve them into their ultimate elements , each part following out its own law of destruction or resolution , irrespectively of the others . The definitions of life which have been given by the most ...
Contents
THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND METAPHYSICAL | 1 |
THIS DISTINCTION APPLIED TO PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY | 25 |
CHAPTER VIII | 173 |
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