Southern Quarterly Review, Volume 29Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell Wiley & Putnam, 1967 |
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Page 307
... infinite number . And since every one of these four examples , and a thousand others we might give , most conclusively and undoubt- edly shows that we can reason about an infinite ... infinite of number , which we have 40 THE INFINITE . 307.
... infinite number . And since every one of these four examples , and a thousand others we might give , most conclusively and undoubt- edly shows that we can reason about an infinite ... infinite of number , which we have 40 THE INFINITE . 307.
Page 308
... infinite of quantity , as Locke has observed , is the only true infinite , all others being merely metaphorical . Nor can they be suspected to differ in their definition , even if of the same nature . For his reference to time shows ...
... infinite of quantity , as Locke has observed , is the only true infinite , all others being merely metaphorical . Nor can they be suspected to differ in their definition , even if of the same nature . For his reference to time shows ...
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... infinite , is , that the idea involves contradic- tions ; and the contradictory cannot be conceived : " The negation of the commencement of time involves likewise the affirmation , that infinite time has already run ; that is , it ...
... infinite , is , that the idea involves contradic- tions ; and the contradictory cannot be conceived : " The negation of the commencement of time involves likewise the affirmation , that infinite time has already run ; that is , it ...
Contents
ARTICLE PAGE I THEORY OF THE BEAUTIFUL | 3 |
THE SIX DAYS OF CREATION | 21 |
IIILA BORDES INTRODUCTION TO PHYSIOLOGY | 51 |
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