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Thoughts, philosophical and medical, selected from the works of Francis ... - Page 50
by Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1870
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Philosophical works

Francis Bacon - 1854 - 894 pages
...in some particulars, but dolh more generally and inwardly infect and corrupt the state thereof. For ge should incline a man to atheism, and that the ignorance...dependence upon God, who is the first cause : First, it us consider the false appearances that are imposed upon us by the general nature of the mind, beholding...
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The Works of Francis Bacon: Philosophical works

Francis Bacon (Viscount St. Albans) - 1857 - 856 pages
...and explains much more clearly and fully. 1 This paragraph is omitted altogether in the translation. far from the nature of a clear and equal glass, wherein...be not delivered and reduced. For this purpose, let us consider the false appearances that are imposed upon us by the general nature of the mind ', beholding...
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Works: Collected and Edited by James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis ..., Volume 3

Francis Bacon - 1859 - 852 pages
...and explains much more clearly and fully. ' This paragraph is omitted altogether in the translation. far from the nature of a clear and equal glass, wherein...be not delivered and reduced. For this purpose, let us consider the false appearances that are imposed upon us by the general nature of the mind', beholding...
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Works: Collected and Edited by James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis ..., Volume 3

Francis Bacon - 1857 - 854 pages
...and explains much more clearly and fully. * This paragraph is omitted altogether in the translation. far from the nature of a clear and equal glass, wherein...enchanted glass, full of superstition and imposture, if it he not delivered and reduced. For this purpose, let us consider the false appearances that are imposed...
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The Works, Volume 3

Francis Bacon - 1859 - 856 pages
...and explains much more clearly and fully. ' This paragraph is omitted altogether in the translation. far from the nature of a clear and equal glass, wherein...be not delivered and reduced. For this purpose, let us consider the false appearances that are imposed upon us by the general nature of the mind ', beholding...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England: With a ..., Volume 1

Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1859 - 616 pages
...in tome particulars, but dith more generally and inwardly infect and corrupt the state thereof. For the mind of man is far from the nature of a clear...full /^ of superstition and imposture, if it be not deiirirn/ and reduced. 14. The mind is more affected by affirmatives than negatives.1 As was well answered...
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The Philosophical Works of Francis Bacon, with Prefaces and Notes ..., Volume 3

Francis Bacon - 1861 - 862 pages
...names not being yet given, and the Idols of the Theatre not yet introduced Into the company. For the far from the nature of a clear and equal glass, wherein...be not delivered and reduced. For this purpose, let us consider the false appearances that are imposed upon us by the general nature of the mind ', beholding...
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Selections from Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit

Howard P. Kainz - 2010 - 206 pages
...story of the scholastic who would not go into the water till he could swim." 5. "The mind of man ... far from the nature of a clear and equal glass, wherein the beams of things should ern that there are various kinds of Cognition, and among them one might be more suitable than another...
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The two books of Francis Bacon: of the proficience and advancement of ...

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1863 - 264 pages
...Afh.il, 59; ii. Afh. 28. but doth more generally and inwardly infect and corrupt the state thereof. For the mind of man is far from the nature of a clear...according to their true incidence; nay, it is rather like au enchanted glass, full of superstition and imposture, if it be not delivered and reduced. For this...
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Philosophical works

Francis Bacon - 1864 - 464 pages
...in some particulars, but doth more generally and inwardly infect and corrupt the state thereof.2 For the mind of man is far from the nature of a clear...be not delivered and reduced. For this purpose, let us consider the false appearances that are imposed upon us by the general nature of the mind,3 beholding...
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