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Page 533
... nature's work . " If , " he says , " our reason leads us to admire with enthusiasm a multitude of inimitable contrivances in nature , this same reason tells us that some other contrivances are less per- fect . " imals . " - P . 490. But ...
... nature's work . " If , " he says , " our reason leads us to admire with enthusiasm a multitude of inimitable contrivances in nature , this same reason tells us that some other contrivances are less per- fect . " imals . " - P . 490. But ...
Page 545
... nature does act : it acts upon us , or we could not perceive it at all . The true being of nature is active therefore . That we feel it otherwise shows that we do not feel it as it is . We must look for the source of nature's apparent ...
... nature does act : it acts upon us , or we could not perceive it at all . The true being of nature is active therefore . That we feel it otherwise shows that we do not feel it as it is . We must look for the source of nature's apparent ...
Page 546
animate nature . To Newton , and to New- ton's dog , the outward creation was phys- ically the same ; to the apprehension of Newton and of Newton's dog , how different ! Hear the author : - " To this clear issue the case is brought ...
animate nature . To Newton , and to New- ton's dog , the outward creation was phys- ically the same ; to the apprehension of Newton and of Newton's dog , how different ! Hear the author : - " To this clear issue the case is brought ...
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Darwin on the Origin of Species Edinburgh Review | 3 |
Gentlemen | 12 |
Bottle Department | 27 |
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