Sketches of the History of Man, Volumen3A. Strahan and T. Cadell, London; and for William Creech, Edinburgh, 1788 |
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... evidence ; yet the end and pur- pofe of that evidence is , to direct us with refpect to figures as they really exift ; and the the nearer any real figure approaches to its ideal perfection 202 B. III . SCIENCES .
... evidence ; yet the end and pur- pofe of that evidence is , to direct us with refpect to figures as they really exift ; and the the nearer any real figure approaches to its ideal perfection 202 B. III . SCIENCES .
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... evidence ; but it requires the strongest evidence to overcome the im- probability of an event that deviates from the ordinary courfe of nature . At the fame time , it must be obferved , that be- lief is not always founded upon rational ...
... evidence ; but it requires the strongest evidence to overcome the im- probability of an event that deviates from the ordinary courfe of nature . At the fame time , it must be obferved , that be- lief is not always founded upon rational ...
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... evidence that would not be regarded in a cool mo- ment . The dependence that our perception of real existence , and confequently belief , hath upon oral evidence , enlivens focial intercourse , and promotes fociety . But the perception ...
... evidence that would not be regarded in a cool mo- ment . The dependence that our perception of real existence , and confequently belief , hath upon oral evidence , enlivens focial intercourse , and promotes fociety . But the perception ...
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... evidence and contrary to truth , that all heavy bodies tend to the centre of the univerfe , proves the earth to be the centre of the universe by the fol- lowing argument . " Heavy bodies na- 66 turally tend to the centre of the uni ...
... evidence and contrary to truth , that all heavy bodies tend to the centre of the univerfe , proves the earth to be the centre of the universe by the fol- lowing argument . " Heavy bodies na- 66 turally tend to the centre of the uni ...
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... evidence . Instead of explaining any natural appearance by fearching for a caufe , it has been com- mon to account for it by inventing a fable , which gave fatisfaction without enquiring farther . T farther . For example , instead of ...
... evidence . Instead of explaining any natural appearance by fearching for a caufe , it has been com- mon to account for it by inventing a fable , which gave fatisfaction without enquiring farther . T farther . For example , instead of ...
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