| 1739 - 480 pages
...Source of moil of thofe Calamities which our Author apprehends, or labours under. " Reafon*' Reafoning, and can look upon no Opinion even " as more probable or likely than another. Where *c am I or what ? from what Caufes do I derive '* my Exiftence, and to what Condition (hall I «' return... | |
| James Beattie - 1776 - 504 pages
...has fo wrought " upon me, and heated my brain, that I am ready to re" je'ft all belief and reafoning, and can look upon no " opinion even as more probable or likely than another.'' Trcatife of Human haiure, vsl.lp 466. " for men to begin to dogmatife, and affirm, " that two and two... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1803 - 238 pages
...has fo wrought upon " me, and heated my brain, that I am rea" dy to reject all belief and reafoning, and " can look upon no opinion even as more " probable or likely than another." Under thefe difcouragements to this branch of ftudy, it affords fome comfort to reflect on the great... | |
| Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.) - 1807 - 464 pages
...contradictions and imperfections in human reason has so wrought upon " me, and heated my brain, that I am ready to reject all belief and reasoning, " and...to " what condition shall I return ? Whose favour shall I court, and whose " anger must I dread ? What beings surround me ? and on whom have I any "... | |
| Thomas Cogan - 1807 - 536 pages
...journal, and inserted ia the monthly magazine for July, 1 797. * See Letter 184. doubt and ignorance. Where am I, or what? From what .causes do I derive my existence, and lo what condition shall I return ? I am confounded with, these questions, and begin to fancy myself... | |
| James Beattie (LL.D.) - 1807 - 400 pages
...metaphysic, are not startled at paradoxes or con" tradictions, because we are ready to reject all be" lief and reasoning, and can look upon no opinion " even as more probable or more likely than another f. " You are no true philosopher if you either begin or "end your inquiries... | |
| 1808 - 690 pages
...metaphysical subtleties, " that he was ready to reject all belief and reasoning whatever, and could look upon no opinion even as more probable or likely than another." The Reader will take the passage in his own words ; and it cannot be the philosophical acnteness of... | |
| 1822 - 428 pages
...human reason, has so wrought upon me, and heated my brain, that I am ready to reject all belief ana reasoning, and can look upon no opinion even as more probable or likely than another." A Letter of Hume's quoted in D. Stewart's lift nf Reid,<l\op 439. , on the highest authority in asserting,... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1811 - 620 pages
...contradictions and imper" fections in human reason, has so wrought upon me, and " heated my brain, that I am ready to reject all belief and " reasoning, and...opinion even as more " probable or likely than another." Under these discouragements to this branch of study, it affords us some comfort to reflect on the great... | |
| Thomas Reid - 1818 - 466 pages
...so wrought upon me, and heated my hrain, that I am ready to rejeet all belief and reasoning, and ean look upon no opinion even as more probable or likely than another." Under these diseouragements to this braneh of study, it affords some eomfort to refleet on the great... | |
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