 | William Jackson - 1874 - 436 pages
...metaphysics as he saw them in connection with dogmatic theology. First, for his fiery anathema : — " When we run over libraries, persuaded of these principles,...Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matters of fact and existence' No. Commit it then to the flames : For it can contain nothing but sophistry... | |
 | William Jackson - 1874 - 432 pages
...metaphysics as he saw them in connection with dogmatic theology. First, for his fiery anathema : — • " When we run over libraries, persuaded of these principles,...Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matters of fact and existence? No. Commit it then to the flames : For it can contain nothing but sophistry... | |
 | Thomas Henry Huxley - 1874 - 408 pages
...attention of men who have work to do in the world. And ho thus ends one of his essays : — " If we take in hand any volume of Divinity, or school metaphysics,...abstract reasoning concerning quantity or number ? No. Docs it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matter of fact and existence ? No. Commit it... | |
 | Charles Lowe, Henry Wilder Foote, John Hopkins Morison, Henry H. Barber, James De Normandie - 1874 - 540 pages
...advice, as he calls it, of Hume, — :" If we take in hand any volume of divinity or school metaphysic for instance, let us ask. Does it contain any abstract...Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matters of fact and existence ? No. Commit it then to the flames, for it can contain nothing but sophistry... | |
 | Charles Lowe, Henry Wilder Foote, John Hopkins Morison, Henry H. Barber, James De Normandie, Joseph Henry Allen - 1874 - 532 pages
...advice, as he calls it, of Hume, — " If we take in hand any volume of divinity or school metaphysic for instance, let us ask. Does it contain any abstract...Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matters of fact and existence ? No. Commit it then to the flames, for it can contain nothing but sophistry... | |
 | Charles Lowe, Henry Wilder Foote, John Hopkins Morison, Henry H. Barber, James De Normandie - 1874 - 552 pages
...— " If we take in hand any volume of divinity or school mctaphysic for instance, let us ask. Docs it contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity...Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matters of fact and existence ? No. Commit it then to the flames, for it can contain nothing but sophistry... | |
 | William Jackson - 1875 - 452 pages
...metaphysics as he saw them in connection with dogmatic theology. First, for his fiery anathema:— " When we run over libraries, persuaded of these principles,...metaphysics, for instance, let us ask, Does it contain any alxtract reasoning concerning quantity or number ? No. Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning... | |
 | St. George Jackson Mivart - 1876 - 492 pages
...men who have work to do in the world." — p. 158. He then quotes Hume saying : — " If we take in hand any volume of divinity, or school metaphysics,...number ? No. Does it contain any experimental reasoning conceming matter of fact and existence i No. Commit it then to the flames, for it can contain nothing... | |
 | 1879 - 626 pages
...expression of the dislike to relations considered abstractedly is the well-known passage from Hume : " When we run over libraries, persuaded of these principles,...take in our hand any volume of divinity or school metaphysic, for instance, let us ask, Does it contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity or... | |
 | James Thompson Bixby - 1876 - 254 pages
...advice, as he calls it, of Hume : " If we take in hand any volume of divinity or school metaphysic for instance, let us ask, Does it contain any abstract...Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matters of fact and existence ? No. Commit it, then, to the flames, for it can contain nothing but... | |
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When we run over libraries, persuaded of these principles, what havoc must we make ? If we take in our hand any volume ; of divinity or school metaphysics, for instance; let us ask, Does it contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity or number... 
