 | Francis Bacon - 1831 - 474 pages
...but words are formed at the will of the generality ; and there arises from a bad and unapt fonnation of words a wonderful obstruction to the mind. Nor...credence, and neglect. We must, however, discuss each spe/ cies of idols more fully and distinctly in order to guard the \ human understanding against them.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1844 - 348 pages
...into vain and innumerable controversies and fallacies. 44. Lastly, there are idols which have crept V, into men's minds from the various dogmas of // peculiar...order to guard the human understanding against them. • f ,_- 45.* The human understanding, from its peculiar nature, easily supposes a greater degree... | |
 | Robert Potts - 1855 - 588 pages
...the philosophy and sects of the ancients, since numerous other plays of a similar nature can still be composed and made to agree with each other, the causes...become inveterate by tradition, implicit credence, and neglect.—Bacon. 300. Of some minds the first decisions are commonly the best, subsequent meditation... | |
 | Robert Potts - 1855 - 1050 pages
...the philosophy and sects of the ancients, since numerous other plays of a similar nature can still be composed and made to agree with each other, the causes...become inveterate by tradition, implicit credence, and neglect.—Bacon. 300. Of some minds the first decisions are commonly the beat, subsequent meditation... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1872 - 602 pages
...everything into confusion, and lead mankind into vain and innumerable controversies and fallacies. XLIV. Lastly, there are idols which have crept into men's...order to guard the human understanding against them. XLV. The human understanding, from its peculiar nature,' easily supposes a greater degree of order... | |
 | Robert Potts - 1875 - 208 pages
...the philosophy and sects of the ancients, since numerous other plays of a similar nature can still be composed and made to agree with each other, the causes...inveterate by tradition, implicit credence, and neglect. — Bacon. 325. Of some minds the first decisions are commonly the best, subsequent meditation serving... | |
 | Henry Varnum Poor - 1877 - 668 pages
...of production and trade ; and, as all civilized nations form one great commercial community, the 1 There are idols which have crept into men's minds...inveterate by tradition, implicit credence, and neglect. — Novum Organum, Book i. 44. welfare of all is measured by that of each. Money, as such, is an instrument... | |
 | Henry Varnum Poor - 1877 - 704 pages
...of production and trade ; and, as all civilized nations form one great commercial community, the 1 There are idols which have crept into men's minds...inveterate by tradition, implicit credence, and neglect. — Novum Organum, Book i. 44. welfare of all is measured by that of each. Money, as such, is an instrument... | |
 | Henry Varnum Poor - 1877 - 674 pages
...For we regard all the systems of philosophy hitherto received or imagined as so many plays hrought out and performed, creating fictitious and theatrical...inveterate by tradition, implicit credence, and neglect. — Novum Organum, Book i. 44. welfare of all is measured by that of each. Money, as such, is an instrument... | |
 | Henry Varnum Poor - 1877 - 706 pages
...errors being generally the same. Nor, again, do we allude merely to general systems, but also to manjr elements and axioms of sciences, which have become...inveterate by tradition, implicit credence, .and neglect. — Novum Organum, Book i. 44. welfare of all is measured by that of each. Money, as such, is an instrument... | |
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Lastly, there are idols which have crept into men's minds from the various dogmas of peculiar systems of philosophy, and also from the perverted rules of demonstration, and these we denominate idols of the theatre. For we regard all the systems of philosophy... 
