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Page 286
There seems but one step from the consciousness of the mind that is felt , to the conviction of the mind that originated — for that blind and unconscious matter cannot , by any of her combinations , evolve the phenomena of mind , is a ...
There seems but one step from the consciousness of the mind that is felt , to the conviction of the mind that originated — for that blind and unconscious matter cannot , by any of her combinations , evolve the phenomena of mind , is a ...
Page 315
place of the inferior against the superior ; and conscience , after being dethroned from her place of mastery and control , is still felt to be the superior , or rather supreme faculty of our nature notwithstanding .
place of the inferior against the superior ; and conscience , after being dethroned from her place of mastery and control , is still felt to be the superior , or rather supreme faculty of our nature notwithstanding .
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There is a felt satisfaction in the thought of having done what we know to be right ; and , in counterpart to this complacency of self - approbation , there is a felt discomfort , amounting often to bitter and remorseful agony , in the ...
There is a felt satisfaction in the thought of having done what we know to be right ; and , in counterpart to this complacency of self - approbation , there is a felt discomfort , amounting often to bitter and remorseful agony , in the ...
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PRELIMINARY VIEWS | 17 |
Of the Metaphysics which have been resorted | 99 |
on the side of Theism | 121 |
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