For my own part, I look upon it as upon the principle of gravitation in bodies, which is not to be explained by any known qualities inherent in the bodies themselves, nor from any laws of mechanism, but, according to the best notions of the greatest philosophers,... Animal Intelligence - Page 11by George John Romanes - 1888 - 520 lehteFull view - About this book
| Karl Groos - 1898 - 382 lehte
...three modern ones may serve to illustrate this conception. Eomanes quotes this remark of Addison's: "I look upon instinct as upon the principle of gravitation...as an immediate impression from the first mover and divine energy acting in the creatures." * Eeimarus regards instinct as a direct proof of the existence... | |
| George Atherton Aitken - 1898 - 450 lehte
...manner, that one cannot think it the faculty of an intellectual being. For my own part, I look upon it as upon the principle of gravitation in bodies, which...bodies themselves, nor from any laws of mechanism, but, according to the best notions of the greatest philosophers, is an immediate impression from the first... | |
| SAMUEL THRBER - 1898 - 236 lehte
...manner, that one cannot think it the faculty of an intellectual being. For my own part, I look upon it as upon the principle of gravitation in bodies, which...bodies themselves, nor from any laws of mechanism; but, according to the best notions of the greatest philosophers, is an immediate impression from the first... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1898 - 264 lehte
...it the faculty of an intellectual being. For my own part, I look upon it as upon the principle of so gravitation in bodies, which is not to be explained...bodies themselves, nor from any laws of mechanism, but, according to the best notions of the greatest philosophers, is an immediate 5 impression from the first... | |
| John Arthur Thomson - 1899 - 246 lehte
...representative of theological interpretation; and Romanes quotes a typical sentence from Addison: " I look upon instinct as upon the principle of gravitation...from the first mover and the divine energy acting Closely allied to the theological interpretation is that of various metaphysicians who have interested... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1901 - 252 lehte
...the faculty of an intellectual being. For my own part, I look upon it as upon the principle of 140 gravitation in bodies, which is not to be explained...bodies themselves, nor from any laws of mechanism, but according to the best notions of the greatest philosophers is an immediate impression from the first... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1899 - 264 lehte
...manner, that one cannot 25 think it the faculty of an intellectual being. For my own part I look upon it as upon the principle of gravitation in bodies, which...qualities inherent in the bodies themselves, nor from the laws of mechanism, but, according to the best 30 notions of the greatest philosophers, is an immediate... | |
| Conwy Lloyd Morgan - 1900 - 370 lehte
...instinctive endowmcnts of uninmls. " I look upon instinct," wrote Addison in one of his graceful essays, " as upon the principle of gravitation in bodies, which...mechanism, but as an immediate impression from the lirst Mover and the Divine Energy acting in the creatures." * In like manner Spence said : " We may... | |
| Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1900 - 286 lehte
...manner, that one cannot think it the faculty of an intellectual being. For my own part, I look upon it as upon the principle of gravitation in bodies, which...known qualities inherent in the bodies themselves, nor 140 from any laws of mechanism, but according to the best notions of the greatest philosophers is an... | |
| Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1900 - 282 lehte
...manner, that one cannot think it the faculty of an intellectual being. . For my own part, I look upon it as upon the principle of gravitation in bodies, which...known qualities inherent in the bodies themselves, nor 140 from any laws of mechanism, but according to the best notions of the greatest philosophers is an... | |
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