Elements of the philosophy of the human mindHilliard and Brown, 1829 |
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... faculties ; and , secondly , from a belief that these subjects have no relation to the busi- ness of life . The frivolous and absurd discussions which abound in the writings of most metaphysical authors , afford but too many arguments ...
... faculties ; and , secondly , from a belief that these subjects have no relation to the busi- ness of life . The frivolous and absurd discussions which abound in the writings of most metaphysical authors , afford but too many arguments ...
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... faculties . Surely , when we attempt to explain the nature of that prin- ciple which feels and thinks and wills , by saying , that it is a material substance , or that it is the result of material organization , we impose on ourselves ...
... faculties . Surely , when we attempt to explain the nature of that prin- ciple which feels and thinks and wills , by saying , that it is a material substance , or that it is the result of material organization , we impose on ourselves ...
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... faculties . - It is this mixture of fact and of hypothesis , which has brought the philosophy of mind into some degree of discredit ; nor will ever its real value be generally acknowledged , till the distinction , I have endeavored to ...
... faculties . - It is this mixture of fact and of hypothesis , which has brought the philosophy of mind into some degree of discredit ; nor will ever its real value be generally acknowledged , till the distinction , I have endeavored to ...
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... faculties , or of simple and uncompounded principles of action . These faculties and principles are the general laws of our constitu- tion , and hold the same place in the philosophy of mind , that the general laws we investigate in ...
... faculties , or of simple and uncompounded principles of action . These faculties and principles are the general laws of our constitu- tion , and hold the same place in the philosophy of mind , that the general laws we investigate in ...
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... faculties , which his wants and necessities force him habitually to exer- cise , and which so remarkably distinguish ... facul- ties and principles of the mind , are every moment so- liciting our notice ; and open to our examination a ...
... faculties , which his wants and necessities force him habitually to exer- cise , and which so remarkably distinguish ... facul- ties and principles of the mind , are every moment so- liciting our notice ; and open to our examination a ...
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