Essays on Various Subjects, 2Johnson, 1809 |
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... existence which is not material , as if the negation of form and magnitude were the absolute negation of being ; or on equal at least , if not better grounds , we may find it difficult to conceive how any form or modification of matter ...
... existence which is not material , as if the negation of form and magnitude were the absolute negation of being ; or on equal at least , if not better grounds , we may find it difficult to conceive how any form or modification of matter ...
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... existence does it seem possible that we ever should know . But as every phænomenon or effect must suppose an inherent principle or cause , because every effect must have an adequate cause ; whenever we observe , that the phænomena of ...
... existence does it seem possible that we ever should know . But as every phænomenon or effect must suppose an inherent principle or cause , because every effect must have an adequate cause ; whenever we observe , that the phænomena of ...
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... existence alone , whatever its nature may be , or whatever its mode of operation , is admitted , and ne- cessarily admitted . When Sir Isaac Newton gave the name of gravity to the secret cause which precipitates a stone to the earth ...
... existence alone , whatever its nature may be , or whatever its mode of operation , is admitted , and ne- cessarily admitted . When Sir Isaac Newton gave the name of gravity to the secret cause which precipitates a stone to the earth ...
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... existence , of high and dignified character , marked with strong features , signified by facts as irresistible as any which body reports ; and yet this ex- istence has not one property that is com- mon to body , as body has not one pro ...
... existence , of high and dignified character , marked with strong features , signified by facts as irresistible as any which body reports ; and yet this ex- istence has not one property that is com- mon to body , as body has not one pro ...
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... existence . If both did not exist , and were not proved to exist by facts , separate but of equal force , we should be discoursing of nonentities . A curious discourse to be sure , but such as theorising men have some- times amused ...
... existence . If both did not exist , and were not proved to exist by facts , separate but of equal force , we should be discoursing of nonentities . A curious discourse to be sure , but such as theorising men have some- times amused ...
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