Elements of CriticismA. S. Barnes & Company, 1866 - 486 pages |
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... Motion and Force ...... 148 66 VI . Novelty , and the unexpected appearance of Objects .. 152 VII . Risible Objects 158 " VIII . Resemblance and Dissimilitude .... 160 IX . Uniformity and Variety ... ........ 171 Appendix . Concerning ...
... Motion and Force ...... 148 66 VI . Novelty , and the unexpected appearance of Objects .. 152 VII . Risible Objects 158 " VIII . Resemblance and Dissimilitude .... 160 IX . Uniformity and Variety ... ........ 171 Appendix . Concerning ...
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... motion , & c .: by the ear we perceive the different qualities of sound , high , low , loud , soft : by touch we perceive rough , smooth , hot , cold ; & c .: by taste we perceive sweet , sour , bitter , & c .: by smell we perceive ...
... motion , & c .: by the ear we perceive the different qualities of sound , high , low , loud , soft : by touch we perceive rough , smooth , hot , cold ; & c .: by taste we perceive sweet , sour , bitter , & c .: by smell we perceive ...
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... motion of the blood , and of other internal motions upon which life depends , it is the most probable opinion that some internal power is the cause : and if so , we are uncon- scious of the operations of that power . But consciousness ...
... motion of the blood , and of other internal motions upon which life depends , it is the most probable opinion that some internal power is the cause : and if so , we are uncon- scious of the operations of that power . But consciousness ...
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... motion by thunder , makes an impression upon the drum of the ear ; but this impression is not what I hear , it is the thunder itself by means of that impression . With respect to vision in particular , we are profoundly ignorant by what ...
... motion by thunder , makes an impression upon the drum of the ear ; but this impression is not what I hear , it is the thunder itself by means of that impression . With respect to vision in particular , we are profoundly ignorant by what ...
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... motion , rest , place , space , time , number , & c . These , all of them , denote simple ideas , and for that reason admit not of a definition . All that can be done is to point out how they are acquired . The ideas of motion and of ...
... motion , rest , place , space , time , number , & c . These , all of them , denote simple ideas , and for that reason admit not of a definition . All that can be done is to point out how they are acquired . The ideas of motion and of ...
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