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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... mode contemplated by the founders of the constitution . The theory of a representative government is , that the body of the people , having neither the leisure nor the ability to frame laws for themselves , should delegate this power to ...
... mode contemplated by the founders of the constitution . The theory of a representative government is , that the body of the people , having neither the leisure nor the ability to frame laws for themselves , should delegate this power to ...
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... modes of reasoning , till they covered the whole field of knowledge ; and this work he performed with such an appearance of method , com- pleteness , and close deduction , as to change what was merely a philosophy of doubt and ...
... modes of reasoning , till they covered the whole field of knowledge ; and this work he performed with such an appearance of method , com- pleteness , and close deduction , as to change what was merely a philosophy of doubt and ...
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... mode of think- ing and reasoning , which many persons have adopted , on topics that have only a remote connexion with metaphysical science . It may appear to some , that the writer entertains a strong prejudice in favor of the ...
... mode of think- ing and reasoning , which many persons have adopted , on topics that have only a remote connexion with metaphysical science . It may appear to some , that the writer entertains a strong prejudice in favor of the ...
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... mode of philosophizing , to the tone of argument and opinion , and to the manner and spirit in which the investiga- tion is conducted , we may fearlessly assert the great superiority of the English speculatists , over their brethren ...
... mode of philosophizing , to the tone of argument and opinion , and to the manner and spirit in which the investiga- tion is conducted , we may fearlessly assert the great superiority of the English speculatists , over their brethren ...
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... modes of thought and language , which fell in with the na- tional character , and their philosophy harmonized with their manners and habits of life . A But the fashion of the times has greatly altered . change has come over the spirit ...
... modes of thought and language , which fell in with the na- tional character , and their philosophy harmonized with their manners and habits of life . A But the fashion of the times has greatly altered . change has come over the spirit ...
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