The Connexion of Natural and Divine Truth: Or, The Study of the Inductive Philosophy, Considered as Subservient to Theology |
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... once more correct and rational , and better suited to the limited range of the human faculties . By the humble unpretending path of the inductive method , all the great triumphs of physical discovery have been achieved ; by a steady ...
... once more correct and rational , and better suited to the limited range of the human faculties . By the humble unpretending path of the inductive method , all the great triumphs of physical discovery have been achieved ; by a steady ...
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... once to infer , that all the rest possess it likewise . We infer more than we see . There is certainly a strong natural tendency in the human mind ( even upon very slight apparent grounds ) to advance from individual facts to general ...
... once to infer , that all the rest possess it likewise . We infer more than we see . There is certainly a strong natural tendency in the human mind ( even upon very slight apparent grounds ) to advance from individual facts to general ...
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... once the first impulse and primary elements of philosophic investigation . But it is further neces- sary that much care and skill be employed in the direction and use of them before they can produce any substantial results . We have ...
... once the first impulse and primary elements of philosophic investigation . But it is further neces- sary that much care and skill be employed in the direction and use of them before they can produce any substantial results . We have ...
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... once formed , a very few cases adduced serve to verify it . The experience of instances actually tried , leads to the expectation of analogous results in cases untried . But the essential point is the real parallelism of the cases . The ...
... once formed , a very few cases adduced serve to verify it . The experience of instances actually tried , leads to the expectation of analogous results in cases untried . But the essential point is the real parallelism of the cases . The ...
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... once duly substantiated , to adopt it , and be prepared to follow it out into all its legitimate consequences , however at variance with received notions - however contrary to established prejudices - however opposed to the ...
... once duly substantiated , to adopt it , and be prepared to follow it out into all its legitimate consequences , however at variance with received notions - however contrary to established prejudices - however opposed to the ...
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