 ... from the Finite, by the absence of any quality which the Finite possesses; for such absence would be a limitation. Nor yet can it be distinguished by the presence of an attribute which the Finite has not ; for, as no finite part can be a constituent...  First Principles - Page 77by Herbert Spencer - 1862 - 503 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1858 - 422 pages
...finite, by the absence of qualities possessed by the finite, and would, therefore, be no infinite. " A consciousness of the infinite, as such, thus necessarily...the recognition, by limitation and difference, of that which can only be given as unlimited and indifferent." Mr. Mansel finally determines that we have... | |
 | Henry Longueville Mansel - 1859 - 378 pages
...presence of an attribute which the Finite has not ; for, as no finite part can be a constituent of an infinite whole, this differential characteristic must...the recognition, by limitation and difference, of that which can only be given as unlimited and indifferent. <2> That man can be conscious of the Infinite,... | |
 | Henry Longueville Mansel - 1859 - 376 pages
...presence of an attribute which the Finite has not ; for, as no finite part can be a constituent of an infinite whole, this differential characteristic must...the recognition, by limitation and difference, of that which can only be given as unlimited and indifferent (2). 48 , DISTINCTION BETWEEN LECT. III.... | |
 | Frederick Denison Maurice - 1859 - 516 pages
...presence of an attribute which " the Finite has not; for, as no finite part can be a " constituent of an infinite whole, this differential " characteristic..." impossibility; for this second infinite will be dis" tinguished from the finite by the absence of qua" lities which the latter possesses. A consciousness... | |
 | Frederick Denison Maurice - 1859 - 524 pages
...finite part can be a " constituent of an infinite whole, this differential 298 SELF-CONTRADICTION. " characteristic must itself be infinite ; and must..." impossibility ; for this second infinite will be dis" tinguished from the finite by the absence of qua" lities which the latter possesses. A consciousness... | |
 | 1859 - 890 pages
...attribute which the Finite has not ; for as no finite part can be a constituent of an infinite whole, this characteristic must itself be infinite, and must at...common with the finite. We are thus thrown back upon the former impossibility ; for this second infmite will be distinguished from the finite by the absence... | |
 | 1859 - 806 pages
...presence of an attribute which the Finite hu not. ; for, as no finite part can be a constituent of an infinite whole, this differential characteristic must...same time have nothing in common with the finite. \Ve are thus thrown back upon our former impossibility ; for this second infinite will be distinguished... | |
 | Henry Longueville Mansel - 1860 - 389 pages
...presence of an attribute which the Finite has not ; for, as no finite part can be a constituent of an infinite whole, this differential characteristic must...from the finite by the absence of qualities which the Litter possesses. A consciousness of the Infinite as such thus necessarily involves a self-contradiction;... | |
 | John Young - 1860 - 368 pages
...presence of an attribute which the finite has not ; for, as no finite part can be a constituent of an infinite whole, this differential characteristic must...same time, have nothing in common with the finite." (pp. 70, 71.) I understand by the Infinite, and have a right to understand, the one living God. The... | |
 | M. P. W. Bolton - 1861 - 88 pages
...of existence which the other has not, or it must not possess some form which the other has. . . . " A consciousness of the Infinite as such thus necessarily...the recognition, by limitation and difference, of that which can only be given as unlimited and indifferent. " That man can be conscious of the Infinite,... | |
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