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... judgment approved by time , trusts to a very fallacious and weak foundation ; for we have but an imperfect knowledge of the discoveries in arts and sciences , made public in different ages and countries , and still less of what has been ...
... judgment approved by time , trusts to a very fallacious and weak foundation ; for we have but an imperfect knowledge of the discoveries in arts and sciences , made public in different ages and countries , and still less of what has been ...
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... judgments of men , but lead them on tỏ things themselves , and their relations ; that they may view their own stores , what they have to reason about , and what they may add , or procure , for the common good . And if at any time ...
... judgments of men , but lead them on tỏ things themselves , and their relations ; that they may view their own stores , what they have to reason about , and what they may add , or procure , for the common good . And if at any time ...
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... too hastily abstracted from things , as vague , disorderly , and ill - formed ; and we cannot be expected to abide by a judgment which is itself called in question . DISTRIBUTION OF THE WORK IN SIX PARTS 1. Survey and AUTHOR'S PREFACE 19.
... too hastily abstracted from things , as vague , disorderly , and ill - formed ; and we cannot be expected to abide by a judgment which is itself called in question . DISTRIBUTION OF THE WORK IN SIX PARTS 1. Survey and AUTHOR'S PREFACE 19.
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... judgment to be made by it ; for that form of the logicians which proceeds by simple enu- meration , is a childish thing , concludes unsafely , lies open to contradictory instances , and regards only common mat- ters , yet determines ...
... judgment to be made by it ; for that form of the logicians which proceeds by simple enu- meration , is a childish thing , concludes unsafely , lies open to contradictory instances , and regards only common mat- ters , yet determines ...
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... judgment but by induction , and the just form thereof . Whence the doctrine of purging the understanding requires three kinds of confutations , to fit it for the investigation of truth , viz .; the confutation of philosophies , the ...
... judgment but by induction , and the just form thereof . Whence the doctrine of purging the understanding requires three kinds of confutations , to fit it for the investigation of truth , viz .; the confutation of philosophies , the ...
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