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Page 81
In the Asclepian Dialogue , we find this notion , that all parts of the world vege .
tate by a fine subtil ¿ther , which acts as an engine or instrument , fubject to the
will of the supreme God . . 178 . As the Platonifts held intellect to be lodged in foul
...
In the Asclepian Dialogue , we find this notion , that all parts of the world vege .
tate by a fine subtil ¿ther , which acts as an engine or instrument , fubject to the
will of the supreme God . . 178 . As the Platonifts held intellect to be lodged in foul
...
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 governa , ed by providence
, except Leucippus , Democritus , and Epicurus . And although an animal ...
This opinion was also fo general and current among the Greeks , that Plutarch
asserts all others held the world to be an animal , and governa , ed by providence
, except Leucippus , Democritus , and Epicurus . And although an animal ...
Page 133
Both Stoics and Platonics held the world to be alive , though sometimes it be
mentioned as a sentient animal , sometimes as a plant or vegetable . But in this ,
notwithstanding what hath been fur . mised by some learned men , there seems
to ...
Both Stoics and Platonics held the world to be alive , though sometimes it be
mentioned as a sentient animal , sometimes as a plant or vegetable . But in this ,
notwithstanding what hath been fur . mised by some learned men , there seems
to ...
Page 134
... Pythagorean , that as life holds together the bodies of animals , the cause
whereof is the soul ; and as a city is held together by concord , the cause whereof
is law ; even so the world is held together by har . mony , the cause whereof is
God .
... Pythagorean , that as life holds together the bodies of animals , the cause
whereof is the soul ; and as a city is held together by concord , the cause whereof
is law ; even so the world is held together by har . mony , the cause whereof is
God .
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
...
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, and Divers Other Subjects Connected Together and Arising One from Another |
| Author | George Berkeley |
| Edition | 2, reprint |
| Publisher | Reprinted for W. Innys, 1744 |
| Original from | Princeton University |
| Digitized | 10 okt. 2008 |
| Length | 174 pages |
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