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Page 55
... distinct succession . A complete view of the earth brings before the mind its successive stages of development , and also its parts as they at present work together side by side . Thus every individual is a space whole or a time whole a ...
... distinct succession . A complete view of the earth brings before the mind its successive stages of development , and also its parts as they at present work together side by side . Thus every individual is a space whole or a time whole a ...
Page 59
... distinct , because , as in the case of description and narration , unity cannot be viewed as established and in the process of being established at the same time . The four discourse processes are alike in that each deals with ...
... distinct , because , as in the case of description and narration , unity cannot be viewed as established and in the process of being established at the same time . The four discourse processes are alike in that each deals with ...
Page 68
... distinct process of description called Com- parison and Contrast . All objects are known by means of likenesses and differences . An object can- not be grasped as an object were it not both alike and different from other objects . To ...
... distinct process of description called Com- parison and Contrast . All objects are known by means of likenesses and differences . An object can- not be grasped as an object were it not both alike and different from other objects . To ...
Page 69
... distinct . A point of likeness may be given , and then a corresponding point of dif- ference , thus carrying the likenesses and differences in parallel lines . Or all the likenesses may be given by themselves , and then the differences ...
... distinct . A point of likeness may be given , and then a corresponding point of dif- ference , thus carrying the likenesses and differences in parallel lines . Or all the likenesses may be given by themselves , and then the differences ...
Page 70
... distinct relations to some other object , one other step in attributive description remains ; namely , that of presenting the object By Means of its Properties . - Properties are attri- butes which inhere in the nature of the object ...
... distinct relations to some other object , one other step in attributive description remains ; namely , that of presenting the object By Means of its Properties . - Properties are attri- butes which inhere in the nature of the object ...
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