Critical Essays on a Few Subjects Connected with the History and Present Condition of Speculative PhilosophyH.B. Williams, 1842 - 352 This book contains a collection of critical essays on a few subjects connected with the history and present condition of speculative philosophy, including an essay on the transcendentalist movement in America. |
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... less about phi- losophy , than in the United States . The observa- tions on which his remarks were founded , were taken some years since , and at that time , perhaps , the state of opinions justified the assertion to its full extent ...
... less about phi- losophy , than in the United States . The observa- tions on which his remarks were founded , were taken some years since , and at that time , perhaps , the state of opinions justified the assertion to its full extent ...
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... less de- gree , to these prevailing influences . A gay and mocking spirit , like that which animated the philos- ophy of Helvetius and Voltaire , will not be tolerated . A reckless and blasphemous one , like that of d'Hol- bach and ...
... less de- gree , to these prevailing influences . A gay and mocking spirit , like that which animated the philos- ophy of Helvetius and Voltaire , will not be tolerated . A reckless and blasphemous one , like that of d'Hol- bach and ...
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... less to the inter- pretation of texts , and more to what may be termed the metaphysics of Christianity . Here , again , we perceive the influence of that system of doctrine , which the Pilgrims brought with them to this coun- try , and ...
... less to the inter- pretation of texts , and more to what may be termed the metaphysics of Christianity . Here , again , we perceive the influence of that system of doctrine , which the Pilgrims brought with them to this coun- try , and ...
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... less technical and involved . Such at least is the case , with subjects which the mind can effectu- ally grasp . On the other hand , when the faculties are tasked for purposes , to which they are entirely incompe- tent , simplicity of ...
... less technical and involved . Such at least is the case , with subjects which the mind can effectu- ally grasp . On the other hand , when the faculties are tasked for purposes , to which they are entirely incompe- tent , simplicity of ...
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... less means of expressing these re- lations with conciseness and elegance . What one language gives by a word , another must express by a circumlocution . A particle in Greek may convey a distinction , which a sen- tence is necessary to ...
... less means of expressing these re- lations with conciseness and elegance . What one language gives by a word , another must express by a circumlocution . A particle in Greek may convey a distinction , which a sen- tence is necessary to ...
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