The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volume 3R. Carter, 1841 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 67
Page 17
... the objects of reasoning , never once bestow a formal or ex- press thought on the act of reasoning , yet reason conclusively and well - who , busied with nothing else for example but lines and angles and surfaces , OF ITS OWN PROCESSES .
... the objects of reasoning , never once bestow a formal or ex- press thought on the act of reasoning , yet reason conclusively and well - who , busied with nothing else for example but lines and angles and surfaces , OF ITS OWN PROCESSES .
Page 18
Thomas Chalmers. else for example but lines and angles and surfaces , can prosecute a most logical and unexceptionable train of argumentation , yet have never made of logic a science or a study - who can travel the whole round of our ...
Thomas Chalmers. else for example but lines and angles and surfaces , can prosecute a most logical and unexceptionable train of argumentation , yet have never made of logic a science or a study - who can travel the whole round of our ...
Page 30
... examples of valid argumentation - and then a recognition by the mind of what that is which constitutes its validity - and we cannot well be so engaged without becoming more expert both in the practice of reasoning and in the detection ...
... examples of valid argumentation - and then a recognition by the mind of what that is which constitutes its validity - and we cannot well be so engaged without becoming more expert both in the practice of reasoning and in the detection ...
Page 31
... example , lays confident hold on the truth of the axiom that every event must have a cause ; or , proceeding on the constancy of nature , that a like result is always to be anticipated in like circumstances - and in so doing it may be ...
... example , lays confident hold on the truth of the axiom that every event must have a cause ; or , proceeding on the constancy of nature , that a like result is always to be anticipated in like circumstances - and in so doing it may be ...
Page 35
... example of strict logic to Aristotle himself ; and which affords results far more valuable to the individual reasoner , than all the contents of all the folios of the crowd of that great logician's scholastic commentators . " 15 ...
... example of strict logic to Aristotle himself ; and which affords results far more valuable to the individual reasoner , than all the contents of all the folios of the crowd of that great logician's scholastic commentators . " 15 ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
actual admitted affirm alleged altogether antece antecedent antiquity Apostles apostolic Fathers appearance assertion Atheist authentic authority bability belief Celsus character christian argument christian miracles church circumstances conceive concurrence confidence conviction Corinth credibility deceived Deist diffidence distinct doctrine Dugald Stewart epistle epistle of Clement establish Evangelists event evidence of testimony existence experience fact faith in testimony false falsehood favour feel Gilgal give given gospel history historian historical evidence human Hume imagination impression improbability inductive philosophy infidel inquiry instance instinct instrument investigation Irenæus Jesus Jewish Jews Josephus Judea Julius Cæsar look low-water matter ment mind mony moral narrative never object observation Old Testament original phenomena philosophy Polycarp present principle proof prophecy question reasoning religion revelation Saviour Scripture senses sort of testimony species speculation strength supposition suspicion term Testament testi thing thousand tide-index tion true truth understanding whole witnesses writers