 | 1729 - 320 pages
...prefent univerfally acknowledged by all the Enquirers into Natural Philofophy : Namely, that Lightand Colours, as apprehended by the Imagination, are only...Ideas in the Mind, and not Qualities that have any Exiftence in Matter. As this is a Truth which has been proved inconteftably by many Modern Philofophers,... | |
 | 1767 - 334 pages
...difcovery, which is at prefent nniverfally acknowledged by all the inquirers into natural philofophy : namely, that light and colours, as apprehended by...imagination, are only ideas in the mind, and not qualities tr.at have any exigence in matter. As this is a truth that has been proved inconteftably by many modern... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1785 - 572 pages
...difcovery, which is at prefent " univerfally acknowledged by all the in" quirers into natural philofophy, namely, "that light and colours, as apprehended "...in " the mind, and not qualities that have *' any exiftence in matter. As this is a *' truth which has been proved incontefta" bly by many modern philofophers,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1793 - 518 pages
...which is, at prefent, univerfally acknowledged *' by all the enquirers into natural philofophy ; *' namely, that light and colours, as apprehended *'...ideas in the mind, " and not qualities that have any exiftence in mat*' ter. As this is a truth which has been proved in* " conteftibly by many modern philofophers,... | |
 | George Adams - 1794 - 604 pages
...Newtonian theory, by Voltaire and fome other infidel writers, Thefe men fuppofe that light and colour, as apprehended by the imagination, are only ideas in the mind, and not qualities that have any exiftence in matter. Strange as this may feem, it has been univerfally received, and confidered by... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1801 - 500 pages
...univerfally acknowledged " by all the inquirers into natural philofophy ; " namely , that light and colors, as apprehended *' by the imagination , are only ideas in the mind^ " and not qualities that have any exiftence in " matter. As this is a truth which has been proved ** inconteftibly by many modern philofophersa... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1801 - 506 pages
...into natural philofophy, namely, that light ** and, colours, as apprehended by the i.magi•" nation, are only ideas in the mind, and not ** qualities that have any exiftence in matter. <J As this is a truth, which has been proved " inconteftably by many modern philofophers,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1802 - 416 pages
...inquirers into natural philofophy j " namely, that light and colours, as apprehended by the imag" ination, are only ideas in the mind, and not qualities that *' have any exiftence in matter. As this is a truth which ha* " been proved inconteftibly by many modern philofophers,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...with that great modern discovery, which is at present universally acknowledged by all the enquirers into natural philosophy ; namely, that light and colours,...that have any existence in matter. As this is a truth that has been proved incontestibly by many modern philosophers, and is inded one of the finest speculations... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pages
...organ of sight. I have here supposed that my reader is acquainted with that great modem discovery, which is at present universally acknowledged by all...natural philosophy ; namely, that light and colours, at apprehended by the imagination, are only ideas in the mind, and not qualities that have any existence... | |
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I have here supposed that my reader is acquainted with that great modern discovery, which is at present universally acknowledged -by all the inquirers into natural philosophy : namely, that light and colours, as apprehended by the imagination, are only... 
