The London Quarterly Review, Volume 6Theodore Foster, 1812 |
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... principle , that study concentrated in one pursuit , gives the fairest chance of excellence in it , ' 178-185 - on classical literature , 186 , 187 - on Mr. Edgeworth's principle , that utility is the chief ob- ject in all pursuits ...
... principle , that study concentrated in one pursuit , gives the fairest chance of excellence in it , ' 178-185 - on classical literature , 186 , 187 - on Mr. Edgeworth's principle , that utility is the chief ob- ject in all pursuits ...
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... principle is capable of being examined by any such test ; and it is therefore improper and unphilosophical to commix and confound these two very different classes of propositions under a common name . It is the great aim of the ...
... principle is capable of being examined by any such test ; and it is therefore improper and unphilosophical to commix and confound these two very different classes of propositions under a common name . It is the great aim of the ...
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... principle of the mental phenomena . But what are the steps by which the Hartleian theory has attained to this boasted simplicity ? Nothing can be more easy than to make discoveries upon the plan of its author . His generalizations are ...
... principle of the mental phenomena . But what are the steps by which the Hartleian theory has attained to this boasted simplicity ? Nothing can be more easy than to make discoveries upon the plan of its author . His generalizations are ...
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... principles , that it is no less unphilosophical prematurely to generalize . It is the business of the metaphysician to endeavour , by a refined analysis , to discover the primary principles of our intel- lectual nature ; but he ought to ...
... principles , that it is no less unphilosophical prematurely to generalize . It is the business of the metaphysician to endeavour , by a refined analysis , to discover the primary principles of our intel- lectual nature ; but he ought to ...
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... men come , at this day , to be divided in opinion regarding intellectual phenomena , as to which , upon this principle , every person knows all that it is possible to know ? How could 1811 . Stewart's Philosophical Essays .
... men come , at this day , to be divided in opinion regarding intellectual phenomena , as to which , upon this principle , every person knows all that it is possible to know ? How could 1811 . Stewart's Philosophical Essays .
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