| George Henry Lewes - 1853 - 370 pages
...laws of the preceding category, and become, in its turn, a foundation for the study of the succeeding. This order is determined by the degree of simplicity, or, what comes to the same thing, by the degree of the generality of the phenomena. From this difference in simplicity or generality... | |
| Auguste Comte - 1855 - 852 pages
...preceding, and serve as the basis of the next ensuing. This order is determined by the degree centrum °^ simplicity, or> what comes to the same thing, of generality of their phenomena. Hence results their Dependence. successive dependence, and the greater or lesser facility for being... | |
| Herbert Spencer - 1858 - 466 pages
...he asserts that the rational order of the sciences, like the order of their historic development, " is determined by the degree of simplicity, or, what...the same thing, of generality of their phenomena;" it might contrariwise be asserted, that, commencing with the complex and the special, mankind have... | |
| Herbert Spencer - 1858 - 460 pages
...he asserts that the rational order of the sciences, like the order of their historic development, " is determined by the degree of simplicity, or, what...the same thing, of generality of their phenomena;" it might contrariwise be asserted, that, commencing with the / complex and the special, mankind have... | |
| 1863 - 774 pages
...may be grounded- on the principal laws of the preceding, and serve as the basis of the next ensuing. This order is determined by the degree of simplicity,...the same thing, of generality of their phenomena. Hence results their successive dependence, and the greater or lesser facility for being studied.' In... | |
| Henry Allon - 1854 - 622 pages
...the rational order of the sciences, like the order of their historic development, ' is deter' mined by the degree of simplicity, or, what comes to the same ' thing, of generality of their phenomena,' it might contrariwise be asserted, that whilst commencing with the complex and the special, mankind... | |
| Herbert Spencer - 1871 - 272 pages
...chapter of his Cours dc Philosophic Posi<<*«*» M. Comto says: — "Our problem is, then, to find tho one rational order, amongst a host of possible systems."...of simplicity, or, what comes to the same thing, of general* ity of their phenomena." And the arrangement he deduces runs thus: Mathematies, Astronomy,... | |
| George Henry Lewes - 1871 - 372 pages
...laws of the preceding category, and become, in its turn, a foundation for the study of the succeeding. This order is determined by the degree of simplicity, or, what comes to the same thing, by the degree of the generality of the phenomena. Prom this difference in simplicity or generality... | |
| 1885 - 558 pages
...[Comte] asserts that the rational order of the sciences, like the order of their historic development, ' is determined by the degree of simplicity, or, what...the same thing, of generality of their phenomena,' it might, contrariwise, be asserted that, commencing with the complex and the special, mankind have... | |
| Herbert Spencer - 1873 - 386 pages
...possible systems." ..." This order is determined by tho degree of simplicity, or, what comes to tho same thing, of generality of their phenomena." And...deduces runs thus: Mathematics, Astronomy, Physics, C/temistry, Physiology, Social Physics. This he asserts to bo " tho true filiation of tho sciences."... | |
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