| Lord Henry Home Kames - Civilization - 1774 - 522 pages
...unfafhionable, let us confider whether logic is, or may be made, fubfervient to any good purpofe. Its profefled end is, to teach men to think, to judge, and to reafon,...obferved, that our rational faculty is the gift of Cod, given to men in very different mcafurc. Some have a larger portion, fome a lefs ; and where there... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - Civilization - 1775 - 230 pages
...fafhionable, let us confider whether logic is, or may be made fubfervient to any good purpofe. Its profeffed end is, to teach men to think, to judge, and to reafon,...doubt, it may be obferved, that our rational faculty i% the gift of God, given to men in very different meafure. Some have a larger portion, fome a lefs... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - Civilization - 1788 - 448 pages
...unfafhionable, let us confider whether logic is, or may be made, fubfervient to any good purpofe. Its profefled end is, to teach men to think, to judge, and to reafon,...may be obferved, that our rational faculty is the gifc of God, given to men in very different meafure. Some have a large portion, fome a lefs; and where... | |
| Henry Home (lord Kames.), Lord Henry Home Kames - Civilization - 1807 - 530 pages
...unfafhionable, let us confider whether logic is, or may be made, fubfervient to any good purpofe. Its profdTed end is, to teach men to think, to judge, and to reafon, with precifion and accuracy. No niaa will fay that this is a matter of no importance ; the only thing therefore that admits of doubt,... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - Civilization - 1813 - 536 pages
...end is, to teach men to think, to judge, and to reason, with precision and accuracy. No man will say that this is a matter of no importance; the only thing...admits of doubt, is, whether it can be taught. To resolve this doubt, it may be observed, that our rational faculty is the gift of God, given to men... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 746 pages
...Prcgreft ofReafon}, whether logic is or nw be made fiibfervient to any good purpoie. Its profefied end is to teach men to think, to judge, and to reafon with precition and accuracy. No man will fay that this is a matter of little importance ; the only thing... | |
| Thomas Reid - Philosophy - 1822 - 432 pages
...end is, to teach men to think, to judge, and to reason, with precision and accuracy. No man will say that this is a matter of no importance ; the only...admits of doubt, is, whether it can be taught. To resolve this doubt, it may be observed, that our rational faculty is the gift of God, given to men... | |
| Thomas Reid - Act (Philosophy). - 1827 - 706 pages
...end is, to teach men to think, to judge, and to reason, with precision and accuracy. No man will say that this is a matter of no importance ; the only...that admits of doubt is, whether it can be taught. To resolve this doubt, it may be observed, that our rational faculty is the gift of God, given to men... | |
| Thomas Reid - Philosophy - 1863 - 552 pages
...end is, to teach men to think, to judge, and to reason, with precision and accuracy. No man will Kiy that this is a matter of no importance ; the only...that admits of doubt is, whether it can be taught. To resolve this doubt, it may be observed, that our rational faculty is the gilt of God, given to men... | |
| Thomas Reid - Philosophy - 1863 - 542 pages
...teach men to think, to judge, and to reason, with precision and accuracy. No man will say that this U a matter of no importance ; the only thing, therefore,...that admits of doubt is, whether it can be taught. To resolve this doubt, it may be observed, that our rational faculty is the gift of God, given to men... | |
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