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... Opinions on the nature of Knowledge and the Method of seeking it . ' I have added to this part several new chapters , on Plato , Aristotle , the Arabian Philosophers , Francis Bacon , Mr. Mill , Mr. Mansel , the late Sir William Hamil ...
... Opinions on the nature of Knowledge and the Method of seeking it . ' I have added to this part several new chapters , on Plato , Aristotle , the Arabian Philosophers , Francis Bacon , Mr. Mill , Mr. Mansel , the late Sir William Hamil ...
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... Opinions . 3. From Nature we learn something of God . 4-6 . Though but little . 7 , 8. From ourselves we learn something concerning God . 9-11 . Objections answered . 12 . Creation . 13 . End of the World . 14. Moral and Theological ...
... Opinions . 3. From Nature we learn something of God . 4-6 . Though but little . 7 , 8. From ourselves we learn something concerning God . 9-11 . Objections answered . 12 . Creation . 13 . End of the World . 14. Moral and Theological ...
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... opinions upon this subject which have been delivered by the philosophers of past times . It is especially interesting to see some of the truths which we have endeavoured to expound , gradually dawning in men's minds , and assuming the ...
... opinions upon this subject which have been delivered by the philosophers of past times . It is especially interesting to see some of the truths which we have endeavoured to expound , gradually dawning in men's minds , and assuming the ...
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... opinions of the writers of various ages concerning the mode by which man best acquires the truest knowledge ; and I shall endeavour , as we proceed , to appreciate the real value of such judgments , and their place in the progress of ...
... opinions of the writers of various ages concerning the mode by which man best acquires the truest knowledge ; and I shall endeavour , as we proceed , to appreciate the real value of such judgments , and their place in the progress of ...
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... opinions concerning the human soul , the Divine Governor of the world , the foundations or leading doctrines of politics , religion , and general philosophy . I am desirous that my reader should bear this in mind , since he must other ...
... opinions concerning the human soul , the Divine Governor of the world , the foundations or leading doctrines of politics , religion , and general philosophy . I am desirous that my reader should bear this in mind , since he must other ...
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