 But when science, passing beyond its own limits, assumes to take the place of theology, and sets up its own conception of the order of nature as a sufficient account of its cause, it is invading a province of thought to which it has no claim, and not...  Nature - Page 306edited by - 1872Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - 1873 - 738 pages
...nature, it has separated itself wholly from theology, whose function it is to seek after its cause. In this science is fully justified, alike by the entire...passing beyond its own limits, assumes to take the place of theology, and sets up its own conception of the order of nature as a sufficient account of... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science - 1873 - 900 pages
...Nature, it has separated itself wholly from Theology, whose function it is to seek after its Cause. In this, Science is fully justified, alike by the...passing beyond its own limits, assumes to take the place of Theology, and sets up itSv own conception of the Order of Nature as a sufficient account of... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1873 - 688 pages
...nature, it has separated itself wholly from theology, whose function it is to seek after its cause. In this science is fully justified, alike by the entire...passing beyond its own limits, assumes to take the place of theology, and sets up its own conception of the order of nature as a sufficient account of... | |
 | Charles W. Vincent, James Mason - 1873 - 378 pages
...nature, it has separated itself wholly from theology, whose function it is to seek after its cause. In this, science is fully justified, alike by the...passing beyond its own limits, assumes to take the place of theology, and sets up its own conception of the order of nature as a sufficient account of... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science - 1873 - 902 pages
...Nature, it has separated itself wholly from Theology, whose function it is to seek after its Cause. In this, Science is fully justified, alike by the...passing beyond its own limits, assumes to take the place of Theology, and sets up its own conception of the Order of Nature as a sufficient account of... | |
 | John Christopher Draper - 1873 - 372 pages
...of Nature, has separated itself wholly from theology, whose function it is to seek after its cause. In this science is fully justified alike by the entire...which theologians have attempted to impose upon its limits. But when science, passing beyond its own limits, assumes to take the place of theology, and... | |
 | David Allyn Gorton - 1873 - 264 pages
...nature, it has separated itself wholly from theology, whose function it is to seek after its cause. In this science is fully justified, alike by the entire...been continually hampered and impeded in its search after truth as it is in nature, by the restraints which theologians have attempted to impose upon its... | |
 | Orestes Augustus Brownson - 1873 - 580 pages
...Nature, it has separated itself wholly from theology, whose function it is to seek after its cause. . . . But, when science, passing beyond its own limits, assumes to take the place of theology, and sets up its own conception of the order of Nature as a sufficient account of... | |
 | William Jackson - 1874 - 436 pages
...seek after its Cause. In this, Science is fully justified, alike by the entire independence of.its objects, and by the historical fact that it has been...passing beyond its own limits, assumes to take the place of Theology, and sets up its own conception of the Order of Nature as a sufficient account of... | |
 | William Jackson - 1874 - 432 pages
...Nature, it has separated itself wholly from Theology, whose function it is to seek after its Cause. In this, Science is fully justified, alike by the...restraints which Theologians have attempted to impose npon its inquiries. But when Science, passing beyond its own limits, assumes to take the place of Theology,... | |
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