The contrary of every matter of fact is still possible; because it can never imply a contradiction, and is conceived by the mind with the same facility and distinctness, as if ever so conformable to reality. That the sun will not rise to-morrow is no... The Principles of Psychology - Page 345by Herbert Spencer - 1873Full view - About this book
| David Hume - English essays - 1825 - 546 pages
...contrary of every matter of fact is still possible ; because it can never imply a contradiction, and is Conceived by the mind with the same facility and distinctness,...contradiction, than the affirmation, that it will rite. We should in vain, therefore, attempt to demonstrate its falsehood. Were it demonstratively false,... | |
| David Hume - Natural theology - 1825 - 526 pages
...contrary of every matter of fact \ is still possible ; because it can never imply a contradiction, and is conceived by the mind with the same facility and distinctness,...conformable to reality. That the sun will not rise to-mwroic-, is BO less intelligible a proposition, and implies no more contradiction, than the affirmation,... | |
| David Hume - 1825 - 526 pages
...facility and distinctness, as if ever so conformable to reality. That the sun will not rise to-tnorrow, is no less intelligible a proposition, and implies...more contradiction, than the affirmation, that it wiS rise. We should in vain, therefore, attempt to demonstrate its falsehood. Were it demonstratively... | |
| David Hume - 1826 - 628 pages
...contrary of every matter of fact is still possible, because it can never imply a contradiction, and is conceived by the mind with the same facility and distinctness,...as if ever so conformable to reality. That the sun •anil not rise to-morrow, is no less intelligible a proposition, and implies no more contradiction,... | |
| David Hume - Philosophy - 1854 - 596 pages
...foregoing. The contrary of evary matter of fact is still possible, because it can never impJXJLJ*^ is conceived by the mind with the same facility and distinctness,...demonstratively false, it would imply a contradiction, and Tx)ul^^ It may therefore be a subject worthy of curiosity, to inquire what is the nature of that evidence,... | |
| David Hume - Philosophy - 1854 - 576 pages
...contrary of every matter of fact is still possible, because it can never imply a contradiction, and is conceived by the mind with the same facility and distinctness,...as if ever so conformable to reality. That the sun mil not rise to-morroiv, is no less intelligible a proposition, and implies no more contradiction,... | |
| George Jamieson - Philosophy - 1859 - 280 pages
...contrary of any demonstrable conclusion in mathematics. Hume says no ! and gives an illustration. " That the sun will not rise to-morrow, is no less intelligible...contradiction, than the affirmation that it will rise." Indeed ! Then it would be equally plausible to say, that two and three will not make five to-morrow,... | |
| Herbert Spencer - Psychology - 1872 - 670 pages
...contrary of every matter of fact is still possible, because it can never imply a contradiction, and is conceived by the mind with the same facility and distinctness,...reality. That the sun will not rise to-morrow, is no loss intelligible a proposition, and implies no more contradiction, than the affirmation, that it will... | |
| George Jamieson - Causation - 1872 - 472 pages
...contrary of any demonstrable conclusion in mathematics. Hume says no ! and gives an illustration. " That the sun will not rise to-morrow, is no less intelligible...contradiction, than the affirmation that it will rise." Indeed ! Then it would be equally plausible to say, that two and three will not make five to-morrow,... | |
| Herbert Spencer - Psychology - 1873 - 672 pages
...contrary of every matter of fact is still possible, because it can never imply a contradiction, and is conceived by the mind with the same facility and distinctness,...contradiction, than the affirmation, that it will rise. \Ve sheuld in vain, therefore, attempt to demonstrate its falseheod. Were it demonstratively false,... | |
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