Philosophy and Religion: Selections from the Manuscripts of the Late James HintonK. Paul, Trench, 1884 - 331 pages |
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... expression are thus hidden . At the request of numerous lovers of James Hinton's writings , I have attempted to extract some of these . As the manuscripts follow no order except that of time , and are as promiscuous as the entries in a ...
... expression are thus hidden . At the request of numerous lovers of James Hinton's writings , I have attempted to extract some of these . As the manuscripts follow no order except that of time , and are as promiscuous as the entries in a ...
Page vii
... expression a whole series of analogies previously worked out and habitually present to his mind . This kind of shorthand wants deciphering , and in the Preface to the original volumes which follows this , will be found explana- tions of ...
... expression a whole series of analogies previously worked out and habitually present to his mind . This kind of shorthand wants deciphering , and in the Preface to the original volumes which follows this , will be found explana- tions of ...
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... expressions . It is for their suggestiveness that these " thoughts " will be chiefly valued . They must not be compared with the polished sentences of pensée writers such as Joubert or Novalis . They might rather be called " chips ...
... expressions . It is for their suggestiveness that these " thoughts " will be chiefly valued . They must not be compared with the polished sentences of pensée writers such as Joubert or Novalis . They might rather be called " chips ...
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... expressing facts must be true ? The error is palpable — those only are true formula which brings facts into accordance with the laws of thought . Is not this the error of the mathematicians ; using hypotheses merely as means of ...
... expressing facts must be true ? The error is palpable — those only are true formula which brings facts into accordance with the laws of thought . Is not this the error of the mathematicians ; using hypotheses merely as means of ...
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... expressing the case is concerned , we may take either view ; we have certainly one or the other . In the untrue feeling is the basis and explanation of the prac- tical wrongness of our life , and of the theoretical 22 Philosophy and ...
... expressing the case is concerned , we may take either view ; we have certainly one or the other . In the untrue feeling is the basis and explanation of the prac- tical wrongness of our life , and of the theoretical 22 Philosophy and ...
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