The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volume 1W. Collins, 1836 |
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Page 128
... once , of both these terms ; and of the con- junction between them . If we have seen but once in our life a watch made , and coming forth of the hands of a watch - maker ; we , in all time coming , can , on seeing the watch only , infer ...
... once , of both these terms ; and of the con- junction between them . If we have seen but once in our life a watch made , and coming forth of the hands of a watch - maker ; we , in all time coming , can , on seeing the watch only , infer ...
Page 131
... once or oftener the sequence of two terms A and B - then afterwards on our observing B though alone we might have inferred A. Had we observed though only once , a God employed in making a world— then when another world was presented to ...
... once or oftener the sequence of two terms A and B - then afterwards on our observing B though alone we might have inferred A. Had we observed though only once , a God employed in making a world— then when another world was presented to ...
Page 390
... once we have thus adverted to the strict philosophy of the subject , it will be apparent , that , in this instance , it is of no prac- tical necessity for the purposes of our argument ; and it is truly the same in many other instances ...
... once we have thus adverted to the strict philosophy of the subject , it will be apparent , that , in this instance , it is of no prac- tical necessity for the purposes of our argument ; and it is truly the same in many other instances ...
Contents
PRELIMINARY VIEWS | 17 |
Of the Metaphysics which have been resorted | 99 |
MR HUMES OBJECTION TO THE A POSTERIORI | 121 |
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