The intense view of these manifold contradictions and imperfections in human reason has so wrought upon me, and heated my brain, that I am ready to reject all belief and reasoning, and can look upon no opinion even as more probable or likely than another. The Gentleman's Magazine - Page 9811808Full view - About this book
| Bibliography - 1739 - 480 pages
...intenfe View (fays he) of thefe manifold *« Contradictions and Imperfections in human Rea" fon,* has fo wrought upon me, and heated my «« Brain, that I am ready to reject all Belief and * The Reader who will confult the Original, will find a Cull Reprefentation of thefe in the Paragraphs... | |
| James Beattie - Classical education - 1776 - 504 pages
..." The intenfe view of thefe manifold contradictions •* and imperfections in human reafon, has fo wrought " upon me, and heated my brain, that I am ready to re" je'ft all belief and reafoning, and can look upon no " opinion even as more probable or likely... | |
| Dugald Stewart - Knowledge, Theory of - 1803 - 238 pages
...has fo wrought upon " me, and heated my brain, that I am rea" dy to reject all belief and reafoning, and " can look upon no opinion even as more " probable or likely than another." Under thefe difcouragements to this branch of ftudy, it affords fome comfort to reflect on the great... | |
| Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.) - 1807 - 464 pages
...talk without a meaning. The intense view of these mani" fold contradictions and imperfections in human reason has so wrought upon " me, and heated my brain,...condition shall I return ? Whose favour shall I court, and whose " anger must I dread ? What beings surround me ? and on whom have I any " influence, or who... | |
| Thomas Cogan - Emotions - 1807 - 536 pages
...journal, and inserted ia the monthly magazine for July, 1 797. * See Letter 184. doubt and ignorance. Where am I, or what? From what .causes do I derive my existence, and lo what condition shall I return ? I am confounded with, these questions, and begin to fancy myself... | |
| James Beattie (LL.D.) - Truth - 1807 - 400 pages
...metaphysic, are not startled at paradoxes or con" tradictions, because we are ready to reject all be" lief and reasoning, and can look upon no opinion " even as more probable or more likely than another f. " You are no true philosopher if you either begin or "end your inquiries... | |
| Classical philology - 1822 - 428 pages
...Gibbon, 4to, p. 66. " The intense view of these manifold contradictions and imperfection* in human reason, has so wrought upon me, and heated my brain, that I am ready to reject all belief ana reasoning, and can look upon no opinion even as more probable or likely than another." A Letter... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1811 - 620 pages
...confession of Hume ! — " The " intense view of these manifold contradictions and imper" fections in human reason, has so wrought upon me, and " heated my brain,...opinion even as more " probable or likely than another." Under these discouragements to this branch of study, it affords us some comfort to reflect on the great... | |
| Thomas Reid - Philosophy - 1818 - 466 pages
...so wrought upon me, and heated my hrain, that I am ready to rejeet all belief and reasoning, and ean look upon no opinion even as more probable or likely than another." Under these diseouragements to this braneh of study, it affords some eomfort to refleet on the great... | |
| Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - Judges - 1814 - 492 pages
...talk without a meaning. The intense view of these " manifold contradictions and imperfections in human reason " has so wrought upon me, and heated my brain,...*' no opinion even as more probable or likely than anothef. " Where am I, or what ? From what causes do I derive my " existence, and to what condition... | |
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