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... speak of different minds being blended together and lost in one general mass of being , is to em- ploy a form of words which is only not injurious to sound doc- trine , because it is unintelligible and absurd . Existence is an abstract ...
... speak of different minds being blended together and lost in one general mass of being , is to em- ploy a form of words which is only not injurious to sound doc- trine , because it is unintelligible and absurd . Existence is an abstract ...
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... speak of himself in the plural number , except as a figure of speech , is instantly perceived to be an absurdity , as much so , as to speak of a round square . The doctrine of atoms , or ulti- mate particles in matter , however ...
... speak of himself in the plural number , except as a figure of speech , is instantly perceived to be an absurdity , as much so , as to speak of a round square . The doctrine of atoms , or ulti- mate particles in matter , however ...
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... speaking of the successive generaliza- tions of the science of events is borrowed from the action of mind . The word action itself has no real significance , except when applied to the doings of an intelligent agent ; we cannot speak of ...
... speaking of the successive generaliza- tions of the science of events is borrowed from the action of mind . The word action itself has no real significance , except when applied to the doings of an intelligent agent ; we cannot speak of ...
Contents
THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND METAPHYSICAL | 1 |
THIS DISTINCTION APPLIED TO PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY | 25 |
CHAPTER VIII | 173 |
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