Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects, Том 1A. Millar, 1760 - Всего страниц: 352 |
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... motions , order , and magnitude of the heavenly bodies ? Till a philofopher , at last , arofe , who seems from the bappiest reafoning , to have alfo determined the laws and forces by which the revolutions of the planets are governed and ...
... motions , order , and magnitude of the heavenly bodies ? Till a philofopher , at last , arofe , who seems from the bappiest reafoning , to have alfo determined the laws and forces by which the revolutions of the planets are governed and ...
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... motion to another up- on impulse ; and that we needed not to have waited for the event , in order to pronounce with certainty concerning it . Such is the influence of custom , that , where it is ftrongeft , it not only covers our ...
... motion to another up- on impulse ; and that we needed not to have waited for the event , in order to pronounce with certainty concerning it . Such is the influence of custom , that , where it is ftrongeft , it not only covers our ...
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... Motion in the fecond Billiard - ball is a quite diftinct event from mo- tion in the first ; nor is there any thing in the one to fuggeft the fmalleft hint of the other . A ftone or piece of metal raised into the air , and left without ...
... Motion in the fecond Billiard - ball is a quite diftinct event from mo- tion in the first ; nor is there any thing in the one to fuggeft the fmalleft hint of the other . A ftone or piece of metal raised into the air , and left without ...
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... motion by impulfe ; these are probably the ultimate caufes and principles which we shall ever discover in nature ; and we may esteem ourfelves fufficiently happy , if , by accurate enquiry and reasoning , we can trace up the particular ...
... motion by impulfe ; these are probably the ultimate caufes and principles which we shall ever discover in nature ; and we may esteem ourfelves fufficiently happy , if , by accurate enquiry and reasoning , we can trace up the particular ...
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... motion , difcovered by experience , that the moment or force of any body in motion is in the compound ratio or proportion of its folid contents and its velocity ; and confequently , that a fmall force may remove the greatest obstacle cr ...
... motion , difcovered by experience , that the moment or force of any body in motion is in the compound ratio or proportion of its folid contents and its velocity ; and confequently , that a fmall force may remove the greatest obstacle cr ...
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acknowleged actions affurance againſt alfo alſo argument arifes becauſe cafe caufe and effect cauſe cerning circumftances concerning conclufion confequences confider conftant conjoined connexion contrary courfe of nature courſe defire difpute diftinct diſcover eafy enquiry epic poetry EPICURUS eſtabliſhed evidence excite exift exiſtence experience fame farther fatisfaction fcience feems fenfation fenfes fenfible fentiments ferve fhall fhould fide fimilar firft firſt fituation fome fource fpecies ftill ftrong fubject fuch fufficient fuperior fuppofed fuppofition fupport furely greateſt himſelf human idea imagination impoffible impreffion infer inftances intirely itſelf knowlege leaſt lefs mankind mind miracle moft moſt muft muſt neceffary neceffity never nexion obferve object operations oppofite ourſelves paffing paffions particular perfon phænomena philofophers pleaſure poffible prefent principles produce propofition queftion reafon refemblance refult relation rience ſeems ſhall ſtill ſuch ſuppoſed teftimony thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thro tion tranfition ufual underſtanding univerfally uſeful
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Стр. 175 - A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature; and as a firm and unalterable experience has established these laws, the proof against a miracle, from the very nature of the fact, is as entire as any argument from experience can possibly be imagined.
Стр. 178 - ... integrity as to place them beyond all suspicion of any design to deceive others; of such credit and reputation in the eyes of mankind as to have a great deal to lose in case of their being detected in any falsehood, and at the same time attesting facts performed in such a public manner and in so celebrated a part of the world as to render the detection unavoidable— all which circumstances are requisite to give us a full assurance in the testimony of men.
Стр. 89 - It is more conformable to the ordinary wisdom of nature to secure so necessary an act of the mind, by some instinct or mechanical tendency, which may be infallible in its operations, may discover itself at the first appearance of life and thought, and may be independent of all the laboured deductions of the understanding.
Стр. 60 - We have said that all arguments concerning existence are founded on the relation of cause and effect ; that our knowledge of that relation is derived entirely from experience ; and that all our experimental conclusions proceed upon the supposition that the future will be conformable to the past.
Стр. 80 - I say then that belief is nothing but a more vivid, lively, forcible, firm, steady conception of an object than what the imagination alone is ever able to attain.
Стр. 160 - ... pleasure. A horse that has been accustomed to the field, becomes acquainted with the proper height which he can leap, and will never attempt what exceeds his force and ability. An old greyhound will trust the more fatiguing part of the...
Стр. 246 - While we cannot give a satisfactory reason, why we believe, after a thousand experiments, that a stone will fall, or fire burn; can we ever satisfy ourselves concerning any determination, which we may form, with regard to the origin of worlds, and the situation of nature, from, and to eternity?
Стр. 76 - If I ask why you believe any particular matter of fact which you relate, you must tell me some reason; and this reason will be some other fact connected with it. But as you cannot proceed after this manner in...
Стр. 29 - It is evident, that there is a principle of connexion between the different thoughts or ideas of the mind, and that, in their appearance to the memory or imagination, they introduce each other with a certain degree of method and regularity.
Стр. 162 - ... them. Animals, therefore, are not guided in these inferences by reasoning : neither are children : neither are the generality of mankind in their ordinary actions and conclusions: neither are philosophers themselves, who, in all the active parts of life, are in the main the same with the vulgar, and are governed by the same maxims.