 Cut bono? — to what practical end and advantage do your researches tend? — is one which the speculative philosopher, who loves knowledge for its own sake, and enjoys, as a rational being should enjoy, the mere contemplation of harmonious and mutually...  The Quarterly Review - Seite 405herausgegeben von - 1831Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1831 - 336 Seiten
...do your researches tend ? is one which the speculative philosopher, who loves knowledge for its own sake, and enjoys, as a rational being should enjoy,...happiness (after the exercise of the benevolent and moral feelina?) of which human nature is susceptible, and tending to the injury of no one, he might surely... | |
 | 1831 - 336 Seiten
...do your researches tend ? is one which the speculative philosopher, who loves knowledge for its own sake, and enjoys, as a rational being should enjoy,...there is a lofty and disinterested pleasure in his speoAations, which ought to exempt them from such questioning. Communicating, as they do, to his own... | |
 | Gulian Crommelin Verplanck - 1834 - 62 Seiten
...This question," says this indignant philosopher, " is one which he who loves knowledge for its own sake, and enjoys, as a rational being should enjoy,...pleasure in his speculations, which ought to exempt him from any such questionings ; communicating as they do to his own mind the purest happiness (after... | |
 | 1837 - 868 Seiten
...admiration of Europe, assert, that there is a lofty and disinterested pleasure in scientific pursuits which ought to exempt them from such questioning. " Communicating as they do to the mind the purest happiness, after the exercise of the benevolent and religious feelings, of which... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1843 - 342 Seiten
...u This question," says the indignant philosopher, " is one which he who loves knowledge for its own sake, and enjoys, as a rational being should enjoy,...the mere contemplation of harmonious and mutually dependant truths, can seldom hear without a sense of humiliation. He feels that there is a lofty and... | |
 | Maria Georgina Shirreff Grey, Emily Anne Eliza Shirreff - 1851 - 496 Seiten
...your researches tend ? — is one which the speculative philosopher, who loves knowledge for its own sake, and enjoys, as a rational being should enjoy,...truths, can seldom hear without a sense of humiliation." — Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy, Chap I. p. 10. places under government ; men who... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1860 - 858 Seiten
...researches t end? — is one which the speculative philosopher, who loves knowledge for its own sake, nnd enjoys, as a rational being should enjoy, the mere...which ought to exempt them from such questioning. But," adds Sir John, "if he can bring himself to descend from this high but fair ground, and justify... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1860 - 858 Seiten
...your researches tend? — is one which the speculative philosopher, who loves knowledge for its own sake, and enjoys, as a rational being should enjoy, the mere contemplation of harmonious aud mutually dependent truths, can seldom hear without a sense of humiliation. He feels that there... | |
 | 1860 - 1176 Seiten
...« karmonioos and mutually dependent truths, can seldom hear without а непво «f anmiliation. He feels that there is a lofty and disinterested pleasure in his ipeialstions, which onght to exempt them from such questioning. But,' adds SffJohn, 'if he can bring... | |
 | Daniel Dunglas Home - 1863 - 334 Seiten
...your researches tend ? — is one which the speculative philosopher, who loves knowledge for its own sake, and enjoys, as a rational being should enjoy,...which ought to exempt them from such questioning. ' But,' adds Sir John, ' if he can bring himself to descend from this high but fair ground, and justify... | |
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