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...can know a priori, matter may contain the source or spring of order originally within itself, as well as mind does ; and there is no more difficulty in...several elements, from an internal unknown cause, mny fall into the most exquisite arrangement, than to conceive that their ideas, in the great universal...

...only so far as it has been experienced to proceed from that principle. For aught we can know a priori, matter may contain the source or spring of order originally within itself, as well as mind does ; and there is no more difficulty in conceiving, that the several elements, from...

...objectionable on other grounds, begs the question. " For aught we know, a priori," says the author, " matter may contain the source or spring of order originally within itself, as well as mind does."* We stop here, to remark, that it would be imputed to any other man, less intelligent...

...shall give one or two extracts on the argument now in question. 3. " For aught we can know a priori, matter may contain the source or spring of order originally within itself as well as mind does ; and there is no more difficulty in conceiving that the several elements from an...

...shall give one or two extracts on the argument now in question. 3. " For aught we can know a priori, matter may contain the source or spring of order originally within itself as well as mind does ; and there is no more difficulty in conceiving that the several elements from an...

...Hume has given, in language which I have just repeated. "For aught we can know a priori," says he, " matter may contain the source or spring of order originally within itself, as well as mind does; and there is no more difficulty in conceiving that the several elements, from an...

...priori,'' says Hume, " matter may contain the source or spring of order originally within itself as well as mind does ; and there is no more difficulty in...that the several elements, from an internal, unknown pause, may fall into the most exquisite arrangement, than to conceive that their ideas, in the great...

...only so far as it has been experienced to proceed from that principle. For ought we can know a priori, matter may contain the source or spring of order originally within itself as well as mind does ; and there is no more difficulty in conceiving, that the several elements, from...

...character and perfections. When Mr. Hume and his successors then tell us "that matter for aught we can know may contain the source or spring of order originally within itself, as well as mind does — and there is no greater difficulty in conceiving that the several elements from...