 In itself it is of little moment whether we express the phenomena of matter in terms of spirit, or the phenomena of spirit in terms of matter ; matter may be regarded as a form of thought, thought may be regarded as a property of matter — each statement...  The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 4951873Full view - About this book
 | Sara Sophia Hennell - 1873 - 644 lehte
...is of little moment whether we express the phenomena of matter in terms of spirit; or the phenomena of spirit, in terms of matter; matter may be regarded...thought, thought may be regarded as a property of matter—each statement has a certain relative truth. But with a view to the progress of science, the... | |
 | William Woods Smyth - 1873 - 412 lehte
...we express the phenomena of matter in terms of spirit, or the phenomena of spirit in terms of matter But with a view to the progress of science, the materialistic terminology is in every way to be preferred." If it should appear, however, even to a low degree of probability, that the eternal life of every one... | |
 | 1874 - 796 lehte
...members may say, that in the end they cannot tell whether the source of being is material or spiritual. "Matter may be regarded as a form, of thought —...matter ; each statement has a certain relative truth." t But beneath all this indifference and frequent confusion of language, there is an essential discrepancy... | |
 | Charles Lowe, Henry Wilder Foote, John Hopkins Morison, Henry H. Barber, James De Normandie - 1874 - 540 lehte
...is of little moment whether we express the phenomena of matter in terms of spirit, or the phenomena of spirit in terms of matter ; matter may be regarded...thought, thought may be regarded as a property of matter. But, with a view to the progress of science, the materialistic terminology is in every way to be preferred."... | |
 | Charles Lowe, Henry Wilder Foote, John Hopkins Morison, Henry H. Barber, James De Normandie - 1874 - 552 lehte
...matter ; matter may be regarded as a form of thought, thought may be regarded as a property of matter. But, with a view to the progress of science, the materialistic terminology is in every way to be preferred." Proceeding in the same direction, Mr. Abbot deduces not only thought, but the thinking power, from... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1874 - 764 lehte
...idealist. At the same time exception may be taken to the expressions, ' matter may be regarded as (iform of thought, thought may be regarded as a property...matter ; each statement has a certain relative truth." For it might be inferred hence that idealism and materialism are theories supported by similar kinds... | |
 | Joseph Parker - 1875 - 438 lehte
...is of little moment whether we express the phenomena of matter in terms of spirit, or the phenomena of spirit in terms of matter. Matter may be regarded...matter — each statement has a certain relative truth ;"— and yet in the very same paragraph he tells us that " the spiritualistic terminology is utterly... | |
 | Robert Stodart Wyld - 1875 - 590 lehte
...is of little moment whether we express the phenomena of matter in terms of spirit, or the phenomena of spirit in terms of matter ; matter may be regarded...— each statement has a certain relative truth." What, we ask, is Mr. Huxley's exact meaning when he expresses himself thus ? Is he a pure idealist... | |
 | 1875 - 844 lehte
...source of being is material or spiritual. "Matter maybe regarded as a form of thought — thought maybe regarded as a property of matter ; each statement has a certain relative truth." \ But beneath all this indifference and frequent confusion of language, there is an essential discrepancy... | |
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