| 1739 - 480 pages
...intenfe View (fays he) of thefe manifold *« Contradictions and Imperfections in human Rea" fon,* has fo wrought upon me, and heated my «« Brain, that I am ready to reject all Belief and * The Reader who will confult the Original, will find a Cull Reprefentation of thefe in the Paragraphs... | |
| James Beattie - 1776 - 504 pages
..." The intenfe view of thefe manifold contradictions •* and imperfections in human reafon, has fo wrought " upon me, and heated my brain, that I am ready to re" je'ft all belief and reafoning, and can look upon no " opinion even as more probable or likely... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1803 - 238 pages
...has fo wrought upon " me, and heated my brain, that I am rea" dy to reject all belief and reafoning, and " can look upon no opinion even as more " probable or likely than another." Under thefe difcouragements to this branch of ftudy, it affords fome comfort to reflect on the great... | |
| Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.) - 1807 - 464 pages
...object, we either contradict our" selves, or talk without a meaning. The intense view of these mani" fold contradictions and imperfections in human reason has...opinion even as more probable or likely than another. " Where am I, or what ? From what causes do I derive my existence, and to " what condition shall I... | |
| James Beattie (LL.D.) - 1807 - 400 pages
...metaphysic, are not startled at paradoxes or con" tradictions, because we are ready to reject all be" lief and reasoning, and can look upon no opinion " even as more probable or more likely than another f. " You are no true philosopher if you either begin or "end your inquiries... | |
| 1808 - 690 pages
...without a meaning. — The intense view of these manifold contradictions and imperfections in • buman reason, has so wrought upon me, and heated my brain,...opinion even as more probable or likely than another. Where am I, or what? From what causes do I derive my existence, and to what condition shall I return... | |
| 1822 - 428 pages
...lives." Life of Gibbon, 4to, p. 66. " The intense view of these manifold contradictions and imperfection* in human reason, has so wrought upon me, and heated my brain, that I am ready to reject all belief ana reasoning, and can look upon no opinion even as more probable or likely than another." A Letter... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1811 - 620 pages
...confession of Hume ! — " The " intense view of these manifold contradictions and imper" fections in human reason, has so wrought upon me, and " heated...opinion even as more " probable or likely than another." Under these discouragements to this branch of study, it affords us some comfort to reflect on the great... | |
| Thomas Reid - 1818 - 466 pages
...so wrought upon me, and heated my hrain, that I am ready to rejeet all belief and reasoning, and ean look upon no opinion even as more probable or likely than another." Under these diseouragements to this braneh of study, it affords some eomfort to refleet on the great... | |
| Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - 1814 - 482 pages
...which re" sides in the external object, we either contradict ourselves, " or talk without a meaning The intense view of these " manifold contradictions...opinion even as more probable or likely than another. " Where am I, or what ? From what causes do I derive my " existence, and to what condition shall I... | |
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