Elements of Mental Philosophy: Containing a Critical Exposition of the Principal Phenomena and Powers of the Human MindPaine & Burgess, 1846 - 432 pages |
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... realities . 207. Fancy . 208. Use of imagination in history . 209. Per- fection of historical ideas by imagination . CHAPTER XV . 135 NATURE OF POETRY AND OTHER WORKS OF IMAGINATION . 145 210. Use of imagination in poetry , with ...
... realities . 207. Fancy . 208. Use of imagination in history . 209. Per- fection of historical ideas by imagination . CHAPTER XV . 135 NATURE OF POETRY AND OTHER WORKS OF IMAGINATION . 145 210. Use of imagination in poetry , with ...
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... Reality of facts pertaining to matter . 274. Reality of facts pertaining to minds . 295. Theory of immediate Divine agency in producing the phenomena of the material world . 296. Re- ality of the world on this hypothesis . 297. Theory ...
... Reality of facts pertaining to matter . 274. Reality of facts pertaining to minds . 295. Theory of immediate Divine agency in producing the phenomena of the material world . 296. Re- ality of the world on this hypothesis . 297. Theory ...
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... realities . This , however , was making very little progress in mental science , and failed to satisfy the human mind . No one doubted that there was an external world ; no one doubted that there were sentient and thinking beings , and ...
... realities . This , however , was making very little progress in mental science , and failed to satisfy the human mind . No one doubted that there was an external world ; no one doubted that there were sentient and thinking beings , and ...
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... reality of all previous know- ledge , his services in the cause of science would have been much greater than they now are ; and the general direction of his transcendent powers much more profitable . Had he done this , he would have ...
... reality of all previous know- ledge , his services in the cause of science would have been much greater than they now are ; and the general direction of his transcendent powers much more profitable . Had he done this , he would have ...
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... Reality ; 5. Negation ; 6. Limitation . III . Relation ; 7. Substance ; 8. Accident ; 9. Cause . IV . Modality ; 10 ... Reality , Quantity , and Modality , and exhibited as follows : Fundamental Laws of Thought . § 96. I. Quality or form ...
... Reality ; 5. Negation ; 6. Limitation . III . Relation ; 7. Substance ; 8. Accident ; 9. Cause . IV . Modality ; 10 ... Reality , Quantity , and Modality , and exhibited as follows : Fundamental Laws of Thought . § 96. I. Quality or form ...
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Page 103 - The eternal regions. Lowly reverent Towards either throne they bow, and to the ground With solemn adoration down they cast Their crowns inwove with amarant and gold : Immortal amarant, a flower which once In Paradise, fast by the Tree of Life, Began to bloom...
Page 258 - Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.
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