Tis evident that all the sciences have a relation, greater or less, to human nature; and that however wide any of them may seem to run from it, they still return back by one passage or another. Even mathematics, natural philosophy, and natural religion... Hume - Page 57by Thomas Henry Huxley - 1902 - 216 pagesFull view - About this book
| Bibliography - 1739 - 480 pages
...Pbilofopbyt and Natural Religion* are in " fome " fome meafure dependent on the Science of MAN '-, " fince they lie under the Cognizance of Men, and " are judged of by their Powers and Faculties. Ic " is impoffible to tell what Changes and ImproYe*' ments we might make in thefd Sciences,... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1811 - 620 pages
...prevalent at the time when he wrote : " 'Tis evident, that all the sciences have a relation, greater M or less, to human nature, and that* however wide any...one passage or another. Even mathematics, natural phi" losophy, and natural religion, are in some measure de" pendent on the science of man ; since they... | |
| Thomas Reid - Philosophy - 1818 - 466 pages
...prevalent at the time when he wrote : " 'Tis evident, that all the seienees have a relation, greater or less, to human nature, and that, however wide any of them may seem to run from it, they still return baek by one passage or another. Even mathematies, natural philosophy, and natural religion, are in... | |
| Thomas Reid - Philosophy - 1822 - 432 pages
...science. Mr. HUME hath justly observed, that " all the sciences have a relation to human nature ; and, however wide any of them may seem to run from it, they still return back by one passage or another. This is the centre andcapitol of the sciences, which being once masters of, we may easily extend our... | |
| David Hume - Ethics - 1826 - 508 pages
...it, were it so very easy and obvious. 'Tis evident, that all the sciences have a relation, greater or less, to human nature ; and that, however wide any...still return back by one passage or another. Even Maf/ matics, Natural Philosophy, and Natural Religion, are in some measure dependant on the science... | |
| Thomas Reid - Act (Philosophy). - 1827 - 706 pages
...science. Mr. Hume hath justly observed, that " all the sciences have a relation to human nature ; and, however wide any of them may seem to run from it, they still return back by one passage or another. This is the centre and capital of the sciences, which being once masters of, we may easily extend our... | |
| David M'Nicoll - 1827 - 180 pages
...greater force to the sublimer truths of Scripture; * that they all have a relation to human nature; and however wide any of them may seem to run from it, they still return back, by one passage or another. This is the centre and capital of the whole, which, being once masters of, we may easily extend our... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 410 pages
...prevalent at the time when he wrote : " 'T is evident, that all the sciences have a relation, greater or less, to human nature, and that, however wide any...cognizance of men and are judged of by their powers and faculties. It is impossible to tell what changes and improvements we might make in these sciences,... | |
| Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 810 pages
...are thus presented by the author : ' Tis evident that all the sciences havf a relation, greater or less, to human nature, and that, however wide any...cognizance of men, and are judged of by their powers and faculties. * * * If, therefore, the science of mathematics, natural] philosophy, and natural religion,... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 518 pages
...best explained in his own words. " 'T is evident that all the sciences have a relation, greater or less, to human nature, and that, however wide any...cognizance of men, and are judged of by their powers and faculties If, therefore, the sciences of Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, and Natural Religion, have... | |
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