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... possible . There is no such thing , for instance , as a real science of human character , because the human mind is too variable and complicated a subject of investigation . There are no two persons so much alike that you may be sure of ...
... possible . There is no such thing , for instance , as a real science of human character , because the human mind is too variable and complicated a subject of investigation . There are no two persons so much alike that you may be sure of ...
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... possible . Every general notion that is properly formed admits of the statement of general laws or truths ; thus of the planets we may affirm that they move in elliptic orbits round the sun from west to east ; that they shine with the ...
... possible . Every general notion that is properly formed admits of the statement of general laws or truths ; thus of the planets we may affirm that they move in elliptic orbits round the sun from west to east ; that they shine with the ...
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... possible , and the subject belongs rather to the science of quantity than to simple logic ; where the question is one of the presence or absence of a quality , there cannot be more than two alternatives , according to one of the Primary ...
... possible , and the subject belongs rather to the science of quantity than to simple logic ; where the question is one of the presence or absence of a quality , there cannot be more than two alternatives , according to one of the Primary ...
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... possible to obtain a perfect knowledge of the thing or idea before we use the word . In what does this perfect knowledge consist ? What are its necessary characters ? This is a question which the celebrated mathematician and philosopher ...
... possible to obtain a perfect knowledge of the thing or idea before we use the word . In what does this perfect knowledge consist ? What are its necessary characters ? This is a question which the celebrated mathematician and philosopher ...
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... possible statement of his views , according as they have been interpreted by Dr Thomson or Sir W. Hamilton . Knowledge is either obscure or clear ; either confused or distinct ; either adequate or inadequate ; and lastly either ...
... possible statement of his views , according as they have been interpreted by Dr Thomson or Sir W. Hamilton . Knowledge is either obscure or clear ; either confused or distinct ; either adequate or inadequate ; and lastly either ...
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