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opinion . And yet , whether there be any such thing as permanently elastic air
may be doubted , there being many things which seem to rob the air of this
quality , or at least lefsen and suspend it ' s exertion . The salts and fulphurs , for
instance ...
opinion . And yet , whether there be any such thing as permanently elastic air
may be doubted , there being many things which seem to rob the air of this
quality , or at least lefsen and suspend it ' s exertion . The salts and fulphurs , for
instance ...
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It was an opinion of remote antiquity that the world was an animal ( d ) . If we may
trust the Hermaic writings , the ¯gyptians thought all things did partake of life .
This opinion was also fo general and current among the Greeks , that Plutarch ...
It was an opinion of remote antiquity that the world was an animal ( d ) . If we may
trust the Hermaic writings , the ¯gyptians thought all things did partake of life .
This opinion was also fo general and current among the Greeks , that Plutarch ...
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And this was the general prevailing opinion among the philosophers . 327 . Nor if
any one , with Aristotle in his Metaphysics , should deny that God knows any
thing without himself ; seeing that God comprehends all things , could this be
juftly ...
And this was the general prevailing opinion among the philosophers . 327 . Nor if
any one , with Aristotle in his Metaphysics , should deny that God knows any
thing without himself ; seeing that God comprehends all things , could this be
juftly ...
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... false opinions daily learned , and early habits of an older date than either
judgment or opinion . Through such a medium the sharpeft eye cannot see
clearly ( k ) . And if by some extraordinary effort the mind should surmount this
dusky region ...
... false opinions daily learned , and early habits of an older date than either
judgment or opinion . Through such a medium the sharpeft eye cannot see
clearly ( k ) . And if by some extraordinary effort the mind should surmount this
dusky region ...
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It is the opinion of Plato and his followers , that in the foul of man , prior and
superior to intellect , there is somewhat of an higher nature , by virtue of which we
are one ; and that by means of our one or unit , we are most closely joined to the
...
It is the opinion of Plato and his followers , that in the foul of man , prior and
superior to intellect , there is somewhat of an higher nature , by virtue of which we
are one ; and that by means of our one or unit , we are most closely joined to the
...
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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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