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Page 76
The Stoics also taught , that all substance was originally fire , and fhould return to
fire : that an active subtile fire was diffused or expanded throughout the whole uni
- - verse ; the several parts whereof were produced , sustained , and held ...
The Stoics also taught , that all substance was originally fire , and fhould return to
fire : that an active subtile fire was diffused or expanded throughout the whole uni
- - verse ; the several parts whereof were produced , sustained , and held ...
Page 131
This opinion was also fo general and current among the Greeks , that Plutarch
asserts all others held the world to be an animal , and govern ed by providence ,
except Leucippus , Democritus , and Epicurus . And although an animal , contain
...
This opinion was also fo general and current among the Greeks , that Plutarch
asserts all others held the world to be an animal , and govern ed by providence ,
except Leucippus , Democritus , and Epicurus . And although an animal , contain
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Page 133
Both Stoics and Platonics held the world to be alive , though sometimes it be
mentioned as a Yentient animal , sometimes as a plant or vegetable . But in this ,
notwithstanding what hath been surmised by some learned men , there seems to
be ...
Both Stoics and Platonics held the world to be alive , though sometimes it be
mentioned as a Yentient animal , sometimes as a plant or vegetable . But in this ,
notwithstanding what hath been surmised by some learned men , there seems to
be ...
Page 148
That philosopher held that the mind of man was a tabula rafa , and that there
were no innate ideas . Plato , on the contrary , held original ideas in the mind ,
that is , notions which never were or can be in the sense , such as being , beauty
...
That philosopher held that the mind of man was a tabula rafa , and that there
were no innate ideas . Plato , on the contrary , held original ideas in the mind ,
that is , notions which never were or can be in the sense , such as being , beauty
...
Page 155
If Plutarch is to be trusted in his account of the opinions of philosophers , Thales
held the mind of the world to be God : Democritus held the soul of the world to be
an igniform deity ( 8 ) : Pythagoras taught that God was the monad and the good
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If Plutarch is to be trusted in his account of the opinions of philosophers , Thales
held the mind of the world to be God : Democritus held the soul of the world to be
an igniform deity ( 8 ) : Pythagoras taught that God was the monad and the good
...
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| Title | Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water ... |
| Author | George Berkeley |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Dublin printed, London reprinted, for W. Innys & C. Hitch, & C. Davis, 1744 |
| Original from | Austria Rahvusraamatukogu |
| Digitized | 13 mai 2013 |
| Length | 174 pages |
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