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... fact . I borrow the language of him who was at once the most subtile logician and the most con- sistent skeptic of modern times : - " All the objects of human reason or inquiry , " says Hume , " may naturally be divided into two kinds ...
... fact . I borrow the language of him who was at once the most subtile logician and the most con- sistent skeptic of modern times : - " All the objects of human reason or inquiry , " says Hume , " may naturally be divided into two kinds ...
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... fact . These may be distinguished into things which exist and events which take place . All the objects of natural ... fact . It is a fact that the earth exists , or is ; it is equally a fact that the earth moves . That there is a sun in ...
... fact . These may be distinguished into things which exist and events which take place . All the objects of natural ... fact . It is a fact that the earth exists , or is ; it is equally a fact that the earth moves . That there is a sun in ...
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... fact ? We enter upon totally different ground here . Instead of abstractions , we have realities ; instead of shutting out sensible evidence alto- gether , we are obliged to rely upon it exclusively ; instead of intuitions , we have ...
... fact ? We enter upon totally different ground here . Instead of abstractions , we have realities ; instead of shutting out sensible evidence alto- gether , we are obliged to rely upon it exclusively ; instead of intuitions , we have ...
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... facts of history . Our persuasion of the reality of our past experience , and of the truths which depend on that experience , would not be affected , certainly would not be increased in the ... fact 8 PHYSICAL AND METAPHYSICAL SCIENCE .
... facts of history . Our persuasion of the reality of our past experience , and of the truths which depend on that experience , would not be affected , certainly would not be increased in the ... fact 8 PHYSICAL AND METAPHYSICAL SCIENCE .
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... fact , or , in other words , by experience . It is the only proof they have that food will nourish , fire burn , or water drown them , that any place exists which they have never visited , or that any person lives with whom they have ...
... fact , or , in other words , by experience . It is the only proof they have that food will nourish , fire burn , or water drown them , that any place exists which they have never visited , or that any person lives with whom they have ...
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Abraham Tucker absolute abstract action admit agency animal antecedent appetites applied argument argument from design attributes believe benevolence body brute called causation character chemical affinity Christianity conceive conception conclusion conduct conscience consciousness consequences considered constitution creation Creator Deity direct distinct Divine doctrine Dugald Stewart duty earth effect efficient cause ence enjoyment evidence evil exertion existence experience external fact faculty faith happiness human ical idea induction infer infinite infinite series inquiry instance instinct intellect knowledge Lecture manifested mankind matter means ment metaphysical mind moral government moral universe motion motives Natural Religion natural theology necessary never object obligation observation organ outward peculiar perfect person phenomena philosophical physical science pleasure polytheism principles proof prove purpose question reason relations of ideas religious respect revelation sense skepticism soul Spinoza suppose theory things tion truth universe virtue whole wisdom