The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volume 3R. Carter, 1841 |
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... true of our intellectual constitution . It may be in a sound state and may operate soundly - though we should never have bestowed one thought upon it . That the under- + standing may proceed aright on the many thousand objects of 16 ...
... true of our intellectual constitution . It may be in a sound state and may operate soundly - though we should never have bestowed one thought upon it . That the under- + standing may proceed aright on the many thousand objects of 16 ...
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... true that the actual results in every science depend not merely on the nature of the objects investigated , but on the nature of the investigating mind — and that with minds differently constituted , or having other powers and percep ...
... true that the actual results in every science depend not merely on the nature of the objects investigated , but on the nature of the investigating mind — and that with minds differently constituted , or having other powers and percep ...
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... true that as the mind is , so effectively the science is . But we bring about the effect simply by using the mind , although we should not have studied it . The philosopher goes forth upon nature with such a mind , as he finds himself ...
... true that as the mind is , so effectively the science is . But we bring about the effect simply by using the mind , although we should not have studied it . The philosopher goes forth upon nature with such a mind , as he finds himself ...
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... true that without a retina and without a picture of that which is external being spread out there , there could have been no science of optics . But it is just as true that it would have been as clear and demonstrative a science as it ...
... true that without a retina and without a picture of that which is external being spread out there , there could have been no science of optics . But it is just as true that it would have been as clear and demonstrative a science as it ...
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... true , that one might reason well on any specific object of thought , anterior to the study of logic . But it is as true , that one might study and acquire logic , anterior to and apart from his study of the mental physiology . The acts ...
... true , that one might reason well on any specific object of thought , anterior to the study of logic . But it is as true , that one might study and acquire logic , anterior to and apart from his study of the mental physiology . The acts ...
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