A Brief Review of Ancient and Modern Philosophy, in its connection with scepticism and religion. Containing also a correspondence betwixt the author and the late George Combe ... Together with criticisms on modern theologians, and refutations of Hamilton, Ferrier, Hennell, Combe, Renan, etcJames Thin, 1864 - 307 من الصفحات |
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... knowledge is power with reason , and its moral force is irresistible ; it conquers all , hence more than war can do . So said the philosophic Philo . Hence the good of universal tuition . But what , after all , is mere secular education ...
... knowledge is power with reason , and its moral force is irresistible ; it conquers all , hence more than war can do . So said the philosophic Philo . Hence the good of universal tuition . But what , after all , is mere secular education ...
الصفحة xiv
... knowledge of the truth is only relative ? Even in physical science there are two kinds of knowledge - the absolute and the relative . That which is crooked may seem to have been made straight , but it never is so absolutely , do what we ...
... knowledge of the truth is only relative ? Even in physical science there are two kinds of knowledge - the absolute and the relative . That which is crooked may seem to have been made straight , but it never is so absolutely , do what we ...
الصفحة xxiii
... all life is extinct . Why so ? There is an end to its kicking . I now ask how it was that this lowest of our species gained his knowledge of power in cause ? Was it not by his first perception of PREFACE AND DEDICATION . xxiii.
... all life is extinct . Why so ? There is an end to its kicking . I now ask how it was that this lowest of our species gained his knowledge of power in cause ? Was it not by his first perception of PREFACE AND DEDICATION . xxiii.
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... back - ground in our various schools . It contains that general and absolute LAW to which all others are only subordinate ; hence a knowledge A of it seems to be essential to a proper understanding REVIEW OF ANCIENT AND MODERN ...
... back - ground in our various schools . It contains that general and absolute LAW to which all others are only subordinate ; hence a knowledge A of it seems to be essential to a proper understanding REVIEW OF ANCIENT AND MODERN ...
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... Knowledge , by sweet experience , confirms its first instinctive trust- " There is no * Lord Monboddo was the first who broached Darwin's idiotical theory . He once sat for his portrait . It did not please , hence he refused to pay ...
... Knowledge , by sweet experience , confirms its first instinctive trust- " There is no * Lord Monboddo was the first who broached Darwin's idiotical theory . He once sat for his portrait . It did not please , hence he refused to pay ...
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Abraham absolute Aristotle atheism believe betwixt Bible bishops blood blood for blood called cause Christ Christian Church Cicero cognitions Combe conceive conceptions contradictory covenant death Deity divine doctrine earth eternal everlasting evil existence faith false Father Ferrier finite flesh George Combe glory God's gospel Hamilton heaven Hence Hennell holy hope human Hume infinite Jesus Jews John judge judgment Kant king knowledge Leibnitz live Logos Lord Brougham man's marvel mind moral Moses nature necessarily necessity never notion peace perceptions perfect perfect law Philo philosophy physical Plato Pope possibly priest principle promise prophets reason Renan revealed righteousness Rome sacrifice saith the Lord saved scepticism Scripture Seneca sense shew sins Sir William Sir William Hamilton Socrates soul Spirit St Paul thee things Thou shalt thought tion true truth universal unto word
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الصفحة 270 - When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
الصفحة 95 - I have set the LORD always before me : because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth : my flesh also shall rest in hope. For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell ; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Thou wilt shew me the path of life : in thy presence is fulness of joy ; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
الصفحة 109 - For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
الصفحة 98 - So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
الصفحة 105 - Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
الصفحة 270 - And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
الصفحة 94 - Lift up your heads, 0 ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors ; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory ? the LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
الصفحة 261 - Behold, we know not anything; I can but trust that good shall fall At last — far off — at last, to all, And every winter change to spring. So runs my dream ; but what am I ? An infant crying in the night; An infant crying for the light, And with no language but a cry.
الصفحة 105 - Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
الصفحة 165 - But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them -who despitefully use you, and persecute you : that ye may be the children of your Father who is in heaven : for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.