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" IF, by this inquiry into the nature of the understanding, I can discover the powers thereof, how far they reach, to what things they are in any degree proportionate, and where they fail us, I suppose it may be of use to prevail with the busy mind of man,... "
Locke's essays. An essay concerning human understanding. And A treatise on ... - Seite 34
von John Locke - 1854 - 524 Seiten
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Foundations: A Statement of Christian Belief in Terms of Modern Thought

Burnett Hillman Streeter - 1912 - 560 Seiten
...clearly voiced by Locke. He hopes " to prevail with the busy mind of man to be more cautious in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension; to stop when...are found to be beyond the reach of our capacities." l It is then of the first importance to discriminate between the verifiable and the unverifiable, the...
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Kant and Spencer: A Critical Exposition

Borden Parker Bowne - 1912 - 464 Seiten
...us, I suppose it may be of use to prevail with the busy mind of man to be more cautious in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension; to stop when...is at the utmost extent of its tether; and to sit in a quiet ignorance of those things which upon examination are found to be beyond the reach of our...
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Hume, with Helps to the Study of Berkeley

Thomas Henry Huxley - 1914 - 344 Seiten
...its tether: and to sit down in quiet ignorance of those things which, upon examination, are proved to be beyond the reach of our capacities. We should...then, perhaps, be so forward, out of an affectation of universal knowledge, to raise questions and perplex ourselves and others with disputes about things...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

John Locke - 1924 - 438 Seiten
...us, I suppose it may be of use, to prevail with the busy mind of man to be more cautious in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension, to stop when...and to sit down in a quiet ignorance of those things j which, upon examination, are found to be beyond the reach of lour capacities. We should not then...
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Childhood in English Non-dramatic Literature from 1557 to 1798, Band 194

Francis La Mar Janney - 1925 - 154 Seiten
...to be more cautious in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension; to stop when it is at its utmost extent of its tether; and to sit down in a...are found to be beyond the reach of our capacities. ... If we can find out how far the understanding can extend its view, how far it has faculties to attain...
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Selections

John Locke - 1928 - 436 Seiten
...us: I suppose it may be of use to prevail with the busy mind of man, to be more cautious in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension; to stop when...then perhaps be so forward, out of an affectation of an universal knowledge, to raise questions, and perplex ourselves and others with disputes about things,...
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The Early Origins of the Social Sciences

Lynn McDonald - 1996 - 412 Seiten
...us, I suppose it may be of use to prevail with the busy mind of man to be more cautious in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension; to stop,...are found to be beyond the reach of our capacities. (1:28) Locke was careful to balance his case on the limits to knowledge with a positive declaration...
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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding ; [with] A Letter from a Gentleman ...

David Hume, Eric Steinberg - 1993 - 170 Seiten
...us, I suppose it may be of use to prevail with the busy mind of man to be more cautious in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension; to stop when...found to be beyond the reach of our capacities."] Besides this advantage of rejecting, after deliberate enquiry, the most uncertain and disagreeable...
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The Rise of Modern Philosophy: The Tension Between the New and Traditional ...

Tom Sorell - 1993 - 372 Seiten
...attain to that scholastic ideal of absolutely certain knowledge. We must, rather, as Locke admonishes, 'sit down in a quiet ignorance of those things which,...are found to be beyond the reach of our capacities', and above all refrain from demanding 'certainty, where probability only is to be had'. sl 'Healthy...
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Readings in the Philosophy of Social Science

Michael Martin, Lee C. McIntyre - 1994 - 818 Seiten
...more cautious in meddling with things exceeding its Comprehension; to stop, when it is at the utmost of its Tether; and to sit down in a quiet Ignorance...are found to be beyond the reach of our Capacities." At the same time, he was convinced that the powers of our understanding are sufficient for our needs...
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