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Page vii
... true that the agnostic inspiration of the nineteenth century has come , above all , from Auguste Comte , and that his " Positive Philosophy " is its most complete expression . Comte had that indomitable enthusiasm , amounting to ...
... true that the agnostic inspiration of the nineteenth century has come , above all , from Auguste Comte , and that his " Positive Philosophy " is its most complete expression . Comte had that indomitable enthusiasm , amounting to ...
Page ix
... true estimate of her hus- band's philosophical and religious position . The paper appears , therefore , as originally written , with the ex- ception of a statement as to which the Memoir in its first form ( it was first printed ...
... true estimate of her hus- band's philosophical and religious position . The paper appears , therefore , as originally written , with the ex- ception of a statement as to which the Memoir in its first form ( it was first printed ...
Page xiii
... true battle of religion can alone be fought which has given to the naturalistic schools of our time their temporary triumph . Traditionalism— or the acceptance of religious truth without reason- goes well with empiricism , and since the ...
... true battle of religion can alone be fought which has given to the naturalistic schools of our time their temporary triumph . Traditionalism— or the acceptance of religious truth without reason- goes well with empiricism , and since the ...
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... true meaning of scientific ideas , and their fruitful relations to one another , M. Comte is withal singularly monotonous both as a thinker and writer . There is an inexpressible tedium in many of his lengthened elaborations ; and while ...
... true meaning of scientific ideas , and their fruitful relations to one another , M. Comte is withal singularly monotonous both as a thinker and writer . There is an inexpressible tedium in many of his lengthened elaborations ; and while ...
Page 8
... true , but which he everywhere assumes , and never stops to prove or vin- dicate . This prophetic manner , with a certain vague pomposity of statement which is its natural expression , is noticeable even in his early volumes in dealing ...
... true , but which he everywhere assumes , and never stops to prove or vin- dicate . This prophetic manner , with a certain vague pomposity of statement which is its natural expression , is noticeable even in his early volumes in dealing ...
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