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... thought ; for we can easily in thought conceive the particles of matter , ( whatever these may be ) indifferent to each other , nay , endowed with a mutually repulsive , instead of a mutually attractive force . We can even , in thought ...
... thought ; for we can easily in thought conceive the particles of matter , ( whatever these may be ) indifferent to each other , nay , endowed with a mutually repulsive , instead of a mutually attractive force . We can even , in thought ...
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... thought , of the reality of which , for the moment , there can be no doubt ; but it is a fallacy , says Hume , to suppose that this thought , which is a distinct existence , belongs to ME , another distinct being , having a continuous ...
... thought , of the reality of which , for the moment , there can be no doubt ; but it is a fallacy , says Hume , to suppose that this thought , which is a distinct existence , belongs to ME , another distinct being , having a continuous ...
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... Thought is assuredly a far higher and more subtile 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 ...
... Thought is assuredly a far higher and more subtile 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 ...
Contents
THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND METAPHYSICAL | 1 |
THIS DISTINCTION APPLIED TO PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY | 25 |
CHAPTER VIII | 173 |
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