 | Joseph Battell - 1903 - 722 páginas
...with other men's eyes, as to know by other men's understandings. So much as we ourselves consider and comprehend of truth and reason, so much we possess...the more knowing, though they happen to be true.' '•The imaginary point, line, or superficies of necessity — for it would be impossible for extension... | |
 | Ramananda Chatterjee - 1927 - 794 páginas
...midwife to the birth of men's own thoughts. For, as Locke puts it, "So much as we ourselves consider and comprehend of truth and reason, so much we possess...the more knowing ; though they happen to be true." And again, speaking of the satisfaction to be derived from the search for truth : "He who has raised... | |
 | John Locke - 1912 - 292 páginas
...with other men's eyes as to know by other men's understandings. So much as we ourselves consider and comprehend of truth and reason, so much we possess...not one jot the more knowing, though they happen to he true. What in them was science is in us but opiniatrety,1 whilst we give up our assent only to reverend... | |
 | 1924 - 574 páginas
...activity of the mind that produces knowledge. "Men must think and know for themselves," says Locke. . . "The floating of other men's opinions in our brains,...What in them was science, is in us but opiniatrety; whilst we give up our assent only to reverenced names, and do not, as they did, employ our own reason... | |
 | John Locke - 1922 - 294 páginas
...with other men's eyes as to know by other men's ' understandings. So much as we ourselves consider and comprehend of truth and reason, so much we possess...to be true. What in them was science is in us but opiniatrety,1 whilst we give up our assent only to reverend names, and do not, as they did, employ... | |
 | University of Wisconsin - 1922 - 300 páginas
...understandings. So much as • The Prelude, XI. 54. •Book I, Ch. IV, Sect. 23. we ourselves consider and comprehend of truth and reason so much we possess...though they happen to be true. What in them was science la in us but opiniatrety; whilst we give up our assent only to reverenced names, and do not, as they... | |
 | John Locke - 1922 - 294 páginas
...with other men's eyes as to know by other men's understandings. So much as we ourselves consider and comprehend of truth and reason, so much we possess...real and true knowledge. The floating of other men's 1 The reader will also note the frequent occurrence in Some Thoughts of anecdotes of children — eg,... | |
 | John Locke - 1924 - 438 páginas
...acceptance of traditional dogmas and unverified assumptions. ' So much as we ourselves consider and comprehend of truth and reason, so much we possess...the more knowing, though they happen to be true.' 1 The very word ' principle ' has evil associations for him, for it seems to him to mean a^docirine_ugoii_which... | |
 | 2003 - 264 páginas
...formulations uncritically transmitted from one generation to the next. ' So much as we ourselves consider and comprehend of truth and reason, so much we possess of real and true knowledge.' It is clear, in fact, that Locke's doctrine of God was related closely and at many points to the main... | |
 | Judith N. Shklar, Judith Nisse Shklar - 1985 - 276 páginas
...last. For it is precisely in the personal origin of one's beliefs that their strength should lie. 'For the floating of other men's opinions in our brains...one jot the more knowing, though they happen to be true.'4 Unfettered by received opinions men are now ready for a self-oriented education. The only worry... | |
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I think we may as rationally hope to see with other men's eyes, as to know by other men's understandings. So much as we ourselves consider and comprehend of truth and reason, so much we possess of real and true knowledge. The floating of other men's opinions... 
