| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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,... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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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