 I to give you a detail of what led me to call in question this theory, after I had long held it as self-evident and unquestionable, you would think, as I do, that there was much of chance in the matter. The discovery was the birth of time, not of genius;...  The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 2691804Full view - About this book
 | 1803 - 752 pages
...held it as felfit •.. evident evident and unqueftinriahle, you would think, as I do, that th.-rr wai much of chance in the matter. The difcovery was the...to bring it to light than the man that hit upon it. I think there it hardly any thing ibir can be called mine in tr.e philofophy of the mind, which does... | |
 | 1803 - 752 pages
...evident and unqueflionable, you \vonld think, as I do, thit the« w» much of chance in the maiter. The difcovery was the birth of time, not of genius...Hume did more to bring it to light than the man that bit upon it. 1 think there is hardly any thing that «an be called mine in the philofophy of' the mind,... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1803 - 238 pages
...there was much *' of chance in the matter. The difco" very was the birth of time, not of ge" nius ; and BERKELEY and HUME did " more to bring it to light than the man " that hit upon it. I think there is hard" ly any thing that can be called mine in " the philofqphy of the mind, which... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1811 - 620 pages
...unquestionable, you would think, as I do, that there was " much of chance in the matter. The discovery was the " birth of time, not of genius; and Berkeley...to bring it to light than the man that hit upon it. I . tempts to simplify what is incapable of analysis ; but, as they are actually stated, they not only... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1818 - 466 pages
...of ehanee in the matter. The diseovery was the birth of time, not of genius ; and Berkeley andHume did more to bring it to light than the man that hit upon it. I think there is hardly any thing that ean be ealled mine in the philosophy of the mind, whieh does... | |
 | Samuel Bailey - 1821 - 300 pages
...chance in the matter. The discovery was the birth of time, not of genius ; and BERKELEY and II i; UK did more to bring it to light than the man that hit upon it. I think there is hardly any thing that can be called mine in the philosophy of the mind, which does... | |
 | Gilbert Wakefield, Henry Mackenzie - 1822 - 614 pages
...detail of what led me to call in queftion " this theory, after I had long held it as felf" evident and unqueftionable, you would think, " as I do, that...bring it to light than the man that " hit upon it. I think there is hardly any thing " that can be called mine in the philofophy of " the mind, which... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1822 - 432 pages
...unquestionable, you would think, as I do, that there was much of chance in the matter. The discovery was the birth of time, not of genius ; and Berkeley...to bring it to light than the man that hit upon it. I think there is hardly any thing that can be called mine in the philosophy of the mind, which does... | |
 | Samuel Bailey - 1826 - 350 pages
...unquestionable, you would think, as I do, that there was much of chance in the matter. The discovery was the birth of time, not of genius ; and BERKELEY...to bring it to light than the man that hit upon it. I think there is hardly any thing that can be called mine in the philosophy of the mind, which does... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 518 pages
...unquestionable, you would think, as I do, that there was much of chance in the matter. The discovery was the birth of time, not of genius ; and Berkeley...to bring it to light than the man that hit upon it. I think there is hardly any thing that can be called mine in the philosophy of the mind, which does... | |
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