...Johnson ebenfalls mit einer Gebärde den Gegenbeweis führte; Boswell bemerkt (in Life, 6. August 1763): »I never shall forget the alacrity with which Johnson...large stone, till he rebounded from it, >I refute it thus<«'5. Daraus ist zu folgern: Stephen distanziert sich prinzipiell von der idealistisch-spiritualistischen...

...Johnson answering Boswell on the truth of Bishop Berkeley's theory of the non-existence of matter. 'I observed, that though we are satisfied his doctrine...stone, till he rebounded from it, "I refute it thus" ' (Life, 1, 471). The longer we stay with the Works, though, the more often Johnson appears as a thinker...

...recorded by Boswell: '... We stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that every...striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone til he rebounded from it -"I refute it thus.'" (New York: Everyman Edition, Knopf, 1992), 295-6. 4...

...of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that everything in the universe is merely ideal. I observed, that...stone, till he rebounded from it, "I refute it thus\~ (Boswell, 1791/1980, p. 333). de Shazer: First, he's drawing a distinction between postmodernism and...

...that though we are satisfied his doctrine is not true, it is impossible to refute it. I shall never forget the alacrity with which Johnson answered, striking...stone, till he rebounded from it, "I refute it thus!!" Not too much emphasis should be given to such an example of "direct pointing." While it looks very...

...out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that every...till he rebounded from it — 'I refute it thus'" (117). 30: 13 Einstein's Theory of Relativity Russell discusses this theory and its consequences for...

...out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that every...stone, till he rebounded from it, 'I refute it thus.' n This anecdote has been analyzed as evidence of Johnson's philosophical sagacity, but I am interested...

...out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that every...large stone, till he rebounded from it, 'I refute it thus.'ls This anecdote has been analyzed as evidence of Johnson's philosophical sagacity, but I am...

...out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that every...force against a large stone, till he rebounded from it,—"I refute it thus." This was a stout exemplification of the first truths ofPere Bouffier, or...

...that though we are satisfied his doctrine is not true, it is impossible to refute it. I shall never forget the alacrity with which Johnson answered, striking...stone, till he rebounded from it, 'I refute it thus.'") Sokal's article was littered with scientific howlers and absurdities. He claimed that Jacques Lacan's...