The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte, Volume 2G. Bell & sons, 1896 |
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... regard the study of Man as primary , and that of the universe as secondary , -usually neglecting the latter en- tirely . Whereas , the most marked characteristic of the positive school is that it founds the study of Man on the prior ...
... regard the study of Man as primary , and that of the universe as secondary , -usually neglecting the latter en- tirely . Whereas , the most marked characteristic of the positive school is that it founds the study of Man on the prior ...
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... regard to the sciences whose character is clearly recognized . Archimedes was , no doubt , deeply aware of it when he apologized to posterity for having for the moment applied his genius to practical inventions . In the case of ...
... regard to the sciences whose character is clearly recognized . Archimedes was , no doubt , deeply aware of it when he apologized to posterity for having for the moment applied his genius to practical inventions . In the case of ...
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... regard to those that follow it in the scientific hierarchy ; but never with regard to those which precede it . In anatomical observations , especially , as might be foreseen , a happy use is made of chemical procedure , to characterize ...
... regard to those that follow it in the scientific hierarchy ; but never with regard to those which precede it . In anatomical observations , especially , as might be foreseen , a happy use is made of chemical procedure , to characterize ...
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... regard to the more advanced sciences , it would seem puerile to recommend such maxims as these ; but we must still insist on them in biology . It is through neglect of them that all the observations yet collected on the derangements of ...
... regard to the more advanced sciences , it would seem puerile to recommend such maxims as these ; but we must still insist on them in biology . It is through neglect of them that all the observations yet collected on the derangements of ...
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... regard to biology . At the first glance the immensity of the science is over- whelming to the understanding , embracing as it does all organic and vital cases , which it appears impossible ever to reduce within the compass of our ...
... regard to biology . At the first glance the immensity of the science is over- whelming to the understanding , embracing as it does all organic and vital cases , which it appears impossible ever to reduce within the compass of our ...
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