Philosophical EssaysG. Ramsay, 1816 - 615 páginas |
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... sion of which we are generally unable to control , " and as to which we can do little more than collect " and record the laws by which they appear to be go- " verned . These substances are not the object of " experiment , but of ...
... sion of which we are generally unable to control , " and as to which we can do little more than collect " and record the laws by which they appear to be go- " verned . These substances are not the object of " experiment , but of ...
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... sion appears to be governed by certain general " laws . 66 In " In the proper experimental philosophy , every " acquisition of knowledge is an increase of power ; " because the knowledge is necessarily derived from " some intentional ...
... sion appears to be governed by certain general " laws . 66 In " In the proper experimental philosophy , every " acquisition of knowledge is an increase of power ; " because the knowledge is necessarily derived from " some intentional ...
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... sion to which it leads becomes interesting to Philo- sophers of every description ; and , therefore , it is unnecessary for me to make any apology , either for the length of the quotation , or for that of the ex- amination which I ...
... sion to which it leads becomes interesting to Philo- sophers of every description ; and , therefore , it is unnecessary for me to make any apology , either for the length of the quotation , or for that of the ex- amination which I ...
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... sion which mere observation was incompetent to at- tain . It is indeed true , " that for the uses to which " astronomical and all other observations may be " turned , we are indebted , not so much to the ob- " server , as to the person ...
... sion which mere observation was incompetent to at- tain . It is indeed true , " that for the uses to which " astronomical and all other observations may be " turned , we are indebted , not so much to the ob- " server , as to the person ...
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... sion to produce abundant evidence . That our conclusions concerning the principles and laws of the human constitution differ , in many respects , from discoveries in physics , I do not de- ny ; nor will I enter into a verbal dispute ...
... sion to produce abundant evidence . That our conclusions concerning the principles and laws of the human constitution differ , in many respects , from discoveries in physics , I do not de- ny ; nor will I enter into a verbal dispute ...
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