 In Theology we balance authorities, in Philosophy we weigh reasons. A holy man was Lactantius who denied that the earth was round ; a holy man was Augustine, who granted the rotundity, but denied the antipodes; a holy thing to me is the Inquisition, which...  Philosophia Ultima - Page 5by Charles Woodruff Shields - 1861 - 96 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1840 - 458 pages
...weigh reasons. A holy man was Lactantius who denied that the earth was round ; a holy man was Augustin, who granted the rotundity, but denied the antipodes...but more holy to me is Truth ; and hence I prove, from philosophy, that the earth is round, and inhabited on every side, of small size, and in motion... | |
 | George Ensor - 1838 - 638 pages
...weigh reasons. A holy man was Lactantius who denied that the earth was round ; a holy man was Augustin, who granted the rotundity, but denied the antipodes;...but more holy to me is Truth ; and hence I prove, from philosophy, that 'the earth is round, and inhabited on every side, of small size, and in motion... | |
 | William Whewell - 1840 - 606 pages
...reasons. A holy man was Lactantius who denied that the earth ,was round ; a holy man was Augustin, who granted the rotundity, but denied the antipodes...but more holy to me is Truth ; and hence I prove, from philosophy, that the earth is round, and inhabited on every side, of small size, and in motion... | |
 | William Whewell - 1845 - 208 pages
...weigh reasons. A holy man was Lactantius who denied that the earth was round ; a holy man was Augustin, who granted the rotundity, but denied the antipodes...but more holy to me is Truth ; and hence I prove, from philosophy, that the earth is round, and inhabited on every side, of small size, and in motion... | |
 | William Whewell - 1858 - 352 pages
...its proper office in matters of religion. I may here again quote Kepler's expressions: 'In Theology we balance authorities, in Philosophy we weigh reasons....but more holy to me is Truth ; and hence I prove, from philosophy, that the earth is round, and inhabited on every side, of small size, and in motion... | |
 | John Henry Pratt - 1871 - 458 pages
...freedom of Kepler's mind is nobly shown in the following words, quoted by Dr. Whewell : — ' In Theology we balance authorities, in Philosophy -we weigh reasons....; but more holy to me is Truth, and hence I prove, from philosophy, that the earth is round, and inhabited on every side, of small size, and in motion... | |
 | Arthur Elley Finch - 1872 - 132 pages
...denied that the earth could be round. A holy man was Augustine, who, granting the earth's rotundity, denied the antipodes. A holy thing to me is the Inquisition, which, allowing the smallness of the earth, denies its motion. But more holy to me is Truth ; and hence I... | |
 | A. Elley Finch - 1872 - 136 pages
...denied that the earth could be round. A holy man was Augustine, who, granting the earth's rotundity, denied the antipodes. A holy thing to me is the Inquisition, which, allowing the smallness of the earthy denies its motion. But more holy to me is Truth ; and hence I... | |
 | John Richard T. Eaton - 1873 - 450 pages
...Lactantins, who denied that the earth was round: a holy man was Augustine who granting the rotundity, denied the antipodes: a holy thing to me is the Inquisition,...denies its motion. But more holy to me is Truth," &c. See ap. Whewell, Indications of the Creator, p. 143, and at length, Hist. Induct. Sc., IV. i. 6,... | |
 | John Richard Turner Eaton - 1879 - 420 pages
...that the earth was round: a holy man was Augustine who granting the rotundity, denied the antiixxles: a holy thing to me is the Inquisition, which allows...denies its motion. But more holy to me is Truth," &c. See ap. Whewell, Indications of the Creator, p. 143, and at length, Hut. Induct. Sc., IV. i. 6,... | |
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