Elements of the History of Philosophy and Science: From the Earliest Authentic Records to the Commencement of the Eighteenth CenturyB.J. Holdsworth, 1827 - 560 pages |
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... derived . All , " says Locke , " which can fall within the compass of the Human Understanding , being either , -- 1st , The nature of things as they are in themselves , their relations , and their manner of operation ; or , 2dly , That ...
... derived . All , " says Locke , " which can fall within the compass of the Human Understanding , being either , -- 1st , The nature of things as they are in themselves , their relations , and their manner of operation ; or , 2dly , That ...
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... derived , and how far it extended , can only be matter of conjec- tural and hypothetical reasonings ; since the brief notices of their history , recorded by the inspired author of the Pentateuch , furnish no data from which certain ...
... derived , and how far it extended , can only be matter of conjec- tural and hypothetical reasonings ; since the brief notices of their history , recorded by the inspired author of the Pentateuch , furnish no data from which certain ...
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... derived the rudiments of knowledge from the Chal- dæans , than the Chaldæans from them . Aristotle distinctly asserts , that " the Chaldæan magi were known as a learned sect long before the Egyptian priests ; " and it is certain that ...
... derived the rudiments of knowledge from the Chal- dæans , than the Chaldæans from them . Aristotle distinctly asserts , that " the Chaldæan magi were known as a learned sect long before the Egyptian priests ; " and it is certain that ...
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... derived . The fables of the Chinese them- selves , on this subject , are wholly undeserving of credit , nor are the tales of the jesuit missionaries , who have long dwelt among them , and flattered their national vanity for interested ...
... derived . The fables of the Chinese them- selves , on this subject , are wholly undeserving of credit , nor are the tales of the jesuit missionaries , who have long dwelt among them , and flattered their national vanity for interested ...
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... derived the elements of their civilization and knowledge , it is certain that there existed among them , from the earliest period of their traditional history , men highly reputed for their wisdom and erudition ; and that discoveries ...
... derived the elements of their civilization and knowledge , it is certain that there existed among them , from the earliest period of their traditional history , men highly reputed for their wisdom and erudition ; and that discoveries ...
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