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... evidence or proofs ; and when expressed in propositions preceding a conclusion , under that of premises . To reason , is to go through proofs or evidence for or against any alleged fact . Frequently the fact alleged or expressed in the ...
... evidence or proofs ; and when expressed in propositions preceding a conclusion , under that of premises . To reason , is to go through proofs or evidence for or against any alleged fact . Frequently the fact alleged or expressed in the ...
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... evidence as particular inferences , is ma- nifest . They both alike predicate the unknown from the known , and differ only in the extensive- ness of their subject . From what may be conveniently termed the col- lective fact , that men ...
... evidence as particular inferences , is ma- nifest . They both alike predicate the unknown from the known , and differ only in the extensive- ness of their subject . From what may be conveniently termed the col- lective fact , that men ...
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... evidence is the same . The mental process too is alike ; it does not consist in the mind's discerning one thing to ... evidence , and the general or universal law inferred , which goes beyond the evidence . I cannot help thinking 12 THE ...
... evidence is the same . The mental process too is alike ; it does not consist in the mind's discerning one thing to ... evidence , and the general or universal law inferred , which goes beyond the evidence . I cannot help thinking 12 THE ...
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Samuel Bailey. which goes beyond the evidence . I cannot help thinking , that Dr. Thomas Brown , with all his acuteness , has either not discerned the distinction , or not always kept it clearly in view , as , for ex- ample , in the ...
Samuel Bailey. which goes beyond the evidence . I cannot help thinking , that Dr. Thomas Brown , with all his acuteness , has either not discerned the distinction , or not always kept it clearly in view , as , for ex- ample , in the ...
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... evidence . It is op- posed , not to what is certain , but to what admits of being demonstrated after the manner of mathematicians . This differs widely from the meaning annexed to the same word in popular discourse ; according to which ...
... evidence . It is op- posed , not to what is certain , but to what admits of being demonstrated after the manner of mathematicians . This differs widely from the meaning annexed to the same word in popular discourse ; according to which ...
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