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Page 143
... atoms agitated in his brain might expose him to such a vision , though he was persuaded that neither an angel , nor the soul of a dead man would occa- sion it . He was timorous to the last degree , and consequently he had reason to ...
... atoms agitated in his brain might expose him to such a vision , though he was persuaded that neither an angel , nor the soul of a dead man would occa- sion it . He was timorous to the last degree , and consequently he had reason to ...
Page 181
... atoms . He has succeeded in his first point , but is pitiable in his second . The epi- thets of madman , dreamer , or visionary , may be due to whoever imagines that a fortuitous con- course of infinite corpuscles produced the world ...
... atoms . He has succeeded in his first point , but is pitiable in his second . The epi- thets of madman , dreamer , or visionary , may be due to whoever imagines that a fortuitous con- course of infinite corpuscles produced the world ...
Page 182
... atoms . Here , however , an objection arose , for if they were all of the same nature they could not form the various things we see in the world . He pretended , therefore , that they were smooth , rough , round , cornered , and hooked ...
... atoms . Here , however , an objection arose , for if they were all of the same nature they could not form the various things we see in the world . He pretended , therefore , that they were smooth , rough , round , cornered , and hooked ...
Page 183
... atoms , were illustrious and gifted men , whose hypotheses , though false , gave occasion to philosophize more strictly and accu- rately . These philosophers did not look for the principles of bodies , or their power of acting among ...
... atoms , were illustrious and gifted men , whose hypotheses , though false , gave occasion to philosophize more strictly and accu- rately . These philosophers did not look for the principles of bodies , or their power of acting among ...
Page 184
... atoms to exist , distinct from each other , and all essentially endowed with an active prin- ciple , one may ... atom possessed an inherent vital principle . This supposition would have delivered them from a great part of their ...
... atoms to exist , distinct from each other , and all essentially endowed with an active prin- ciple , one may ... atom possessed an inherent vital principle . This supposition would have delivered them from a great part of their ...
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