The Constitution of Man in Relation to the Natural LawsCassell, 1803 - 236 pages |
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Page viii
... ignorance . THE MAN 72 75 76 76 77 CHAPTER VI . INFRINGEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND THE ORGANIC LAWS . I. Calamities arising from disregard of the Physical Laws The Law of Gravitation • · • 888 78 89 II . Evils from infringement of the ...
... ignorance . THE MAN 72 75 76 76 77 CHAPTER VI . INFRINGEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND THE ORGANIC LAWS . I. Calamities arising from disregard of the Physical Laws The Law of Gravitation • · • 888 78 89 II . Evils from infringement of the ...
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... Town of Edinburgh in 1824 Shipwrecks from the rashness and ignorance of those in authority • Opposite instance of a well - commanded ship Calamities to fishermen from neglect of the barometer Instance of CONTENTS . xi.
... Town of Edinburgh in 1824 Shipwrecks from the rashness and ignorance of those in authority • Opposite instance of a well - commanded ship Calamities to fishermen from neglect of the barometer Instance of CONTENTS . xi.
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... ignorant , he is a helpless creature , but every step in knowledge is accompanied by an augmentation of his command over his own condition . Man , ignorant and uncivilised , is cruel , sensual , and superstitious . The world affords ...
... ignorant , he is a helpless creature , but every step in knowledge is accompanied by an augmentation of his command over his own condition . Man , ignorant and uncivilised , is cruel , sensual , and superstitious . The world affords ...
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... ignorant of his own nature , he could not designedly form his institutions in accordance with it . Until his faculties and their relations became the subjects of his observation and reflection , they operated chiefly as blind impulses ...
... ignorant of his own nature , he could not designedly form his institutions in accordance with it . Until his faculties and their relations became the subjects of his observation and reflection , they operated chiefly as blind impulses ...
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... ignorance . It is impossible , in the present state of knowledge , to elucidate all these laws : numberless years may elapse before they shall be discovered ; but we may investigate * See above , pp . 6 , 7 . some of the most familiar ...
... ignorance . It is impossible , in the present state of knowledge , to elucidate all these laws : numberless years may elapse before they shall be discovered ; but we may investigate * See above , pp . 6 , 7 . some of the most familiar ...
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according action activity adapted animal faculties animal propensities appears arranged ascer benevolence bestowed body brain Cassell's causes cloth condition conduct consequences constitution creation Creator death desire discover disease Divine duty effects enjoy enjoyment evil exercise existence external objects feelings GEORGE COMBE gilt gratification happiness harmony higher sentiments ignorance Illustrated improvement individual inflict infringement instance institutions intellectual faculties intellectual laws intelligent intuitive knowledge JULIAN HAWTHORNE knowledge labour laws of nature live lower animals mankind marriage ment mind misery moral and intellectual moral law moral sentiments nations natural laws natural philosophy neglect obedience obey observation offender offspring operation organic laws organised pain parents perceive persons philosophy Phrenology physical laws pleasure possess practical present principle propen punishment qualities race regard relations religion render ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON selfish ship society suffering supremacy T. P. O'CONNOR tion transmitted vessels of wrath views vigour Vols W. W. GREENER
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Page 15 - ... also rewards and punishes actions. If, for example, the pain which we feel, upon doing what tends to the destruction of our bodies, suppose upon too near approaches to fire, or upon wounding ourselves, be appointed by the Author of nature to prevent our doing what thus tends to our destruction, this is altogether as much an instance of his punishing our actions, and consequently of our being under his government, as declaring by a voice from heaven that if we acted so, he would inflict such pain...
Page 15 - Nature's acting upon us every moment which we feel it, or to his having at once contrived and executed his own part in the plan of the world, makes no alteration as to the matter before us.
Page 104 - They say nay in a word, but they do so in deed ; for to the one they will gladly give a stipend of two hundred crowns by the year, and loth to offer to the other two hundred shillings. God that sitteth in heaven laugheth their choice to scorn, and rewardeth their liberality as it should. For he suffereth...
Page 212 - Never, perhaps, was witnessed a finer scene than on the deck of my little ship, when all hope of life had left us. Noble as the character of the British sailor is always allowed to be in cases of danger, yet I did not believe it to be possible that amongst forty-one persons not one repining word should have been uttered.