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 it is at the utmost extent of its tether, and to sit down in a quiet ignorance of those things which,... A Biographical History of Philosophy - Página 194por George Henry Lewes - 1851Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Arthur Kenyon Rogers - 1907 - 540 páginas
...with things exceeding its comprehension; to stop when it is at the utmost extent of its tether; and to sit down in a quiet ignorance of those things which,...then perhaps be so forward, out of an affectation of a universal knowledge, to raise questions, and perplex ourselves and others with disputes about things... | |
| Thomas Henry Huxley - 1909 - 234 páginas
...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...to raise questions and perplex ourselves and others with disputes about things to which our understandings are not suited, and of which we cannot frame... | |
| Harold Arthur Prichard - 1909 - 386 páginas
...things exceeding its comprehension; to stop when it is at the utmost extent of its tether ; and to sit down in a quiet ignorance of those things, which, upon examination, are found to bo beyond the reach of our capacities." Thus, to use Dr. Caird's analogy,1 the task which both Locke... | |
| John Grier Hibben - 1910 - 334 páginas
...with things exceeding its comprehension; to stop when it is at the utmost extent of its tether; and to sit down in a quiet ignorance of those things which,...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... | |
| Richard Sporbert - 1910 - 94 páginas
...with things exceeding its comprehension; to stop when it is at the utmost extent of its tether; and to sit down in a quiet ignorance of those things, which,...are found to be beyond the reach of our capacities. und eine rein phänomenalistische Erkenntnis der objektiven Außenwelt zu begründen, eine Leistung,... | |
| Gerhard Richard Lomer - 1910 - 106 páginas
...comprehension, to stop when it is at the utmost extent of its tether, and to sit down in a quiet ignorance of things which, upon examination, are found to be beyond the reach of our capacities." It was this same task that Kant set himself to do, and he carried his investigation much further and... | |
| Burnett Hillman Streeter - 1912 - 560 páginas
...things exceeding its comprehension; to stop when it is at the utmost extent of its tether ; and to sit down in a quiet ignorance of those things which...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 páginas
...things exceeding its comprehension; to stop when it 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 capacities." Kant's aim was similar. Reason he conceived had transcended its own sphere, which was the source not... | |
| Thomas Henry Huxley - 1914 - 344 páginas
...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...to raise questions and perplex ourselves and others with disputes about things to which our understandings are not suited, and of which we cannot frame... | |
| John Locke - 1924 - 438 páginas
...quiet ignorance of those things j which, upon examination, are found to be beyond the reach of lour capacities. We should not 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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