 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1863 - 878 pages
...is incapable of absolute knowledge, is one that has been slowly gaining ground as civilization lias advanced. Each new ontological theory, from time to...been followed by a new criticism leading to a new skepticism. AH possible conceptions have been one by one tried and found wanting; and so the entire... | |
 | Herbert Spencer - 1865 - 528 pages
...incapable of absolute-knowledge, is one that has been slowly gaining ground_as._civilizjition has advancedt Each new ontological theory, from time to time propounded...criticism leading to a new scepticism^ All possible con ceptious have been one by. one tried andjbund wanting ; and H> the entire field of speculation... | |
 | Herbert Spencer - 1867 - 608 pages
...intelligence is incapable of absolute knowledge, is one that has been slowly gaining ground as civiliz tion has advanced. Each new ontological theory, from time...criticism leading to a new scepticism. All possible con ceptions have been one by one tried and found wanting ; and so the entire field of speculation... | |
 | William Alexander - 1875 - 412 pages
...68. J ' Novum Organum,' lib. I. xlviii. § Macaulay's ' Essays." 1 Lib. I. oxiii. 1 Lib. I. Xcv. ** " Each new ontological theory, from time to time propounded...by a new criticism, leading to a new scepticism." — Spencer, ' First Principles,' p. 68. a 2 Mr. Herbert Spencer tells us, in the ' Prospectus ' of... | |
 | John Hewitt Jellett - 1878 - 272 pages
...intelligence is incapable of absolute knowledge is one that has been slowly gaining ground as civilization has advanced. Each new ontological theory, from time...criticism leading to a new scepticism. All possible combinations have been one by one tried and found wanting ; and so the entire field of speculation... | |
 | Herbert Spencer - 1888 - 666 pages
...tion has advanced. Each new ontological theory, from li:ne to time propounded in lieu of previous oncs shown to be untenable, has been followed by a new criticism leading to a ncw scepticism. All possible conceptions have been one by one tried and found wanting ; and 60 the... | |
 | Brooklyn Ethical Association - 1890 - 444 pages
...absolute knowledge," says Mr. Spencer, "is one that has slowly been gaining ground as civilization has advanced. Each new ontological theory, from time to time propounded in lieu of other ones shown to be untenable, has been followed by a new criticism leading to a new scepticism."... | |
 | 1906 - 880 pages
...intelligence is incapable of absolute knowledge, is one that has been slowly gaining ground as civilization has advanced. Each new ontological theory, from time...been followed by a new criticism leading to a new skepticism. All possible conceptions have been tried one by one and found wanting ; and so the entire... | |
 | Harry Victor Emmanuel Palmblad - 1927 - 220 pages
...incapable of absolute knowledge, he says, is one that has slowly been gaining ground as civilization has advanced. Each new ontological theory from time...ones shown to be untenable has been followed by a criticism leading to a new scepticism (First Principles, 68). Our knowledge, according to Spencer,... | |
 | Harry Victor Emmanuel Palmblad - 1927 - 216 pages
...incapable of absolute knowledge, he says, is one that has slowly been gaining ground as civilization has advanced. Each new ontological theory from time...ones shown to be untenable has been followed by a criticism leading to a new scepticism (First Principles, 68). Our knowledge, according to Spencer,... | |
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... has advanced. Each new ontological theory, from time to time propounded in lieu of previous ones shown to be untenable, has been followed by a new criticism leading to a new scepticism. 
