 | John Stuart Mill - 1846 - 630 Seiten
...another mode of expression, the question, What are the laws of nature t may be stated thus : — What arc the fewest and simplest assumptions, which being granted, the whole existing order of nature would result ? Another mode of stating it would be thus : What arc the fewest general propositions from which all... | |
 | John Harris - 1847 - 330 Seiten
...existence, but the contrary. " The question, — what are the laws of nature ? may be stated thus : — what are the fewest and simplest assumptions, which,...granted, the whole existing order of nature would result ? . . . When Kepler expressed the regularity which exists in the observed motions of the heavenly bodies,... | |
 | John Harris - 1850 - 322 Seiten
...existence, but the contrary. " The question, — what are the laws of nature ? may be stated thus : what are the fewest and simplest assumptions, which,...granted, the whole existing order of nature would result ? . . . When Kepler expressed the regularity which exists in the observed motions of the heavenly bodies,... | |
 | John Harris - 1854 - 316 Seiten
...existence, but the contrary. "The question, — what are the la.ws of nature ? may be stated thus : what are the fewest and simplest assumptions, which,...granted, the whole existing order of nature would result ? . . . When Kepler expressed the regularity which exists in the observed motions of the heavenly bodies,... | |
 | 1861 - 626 Seiten
...the aim of the physical philosopher to determine ROLLESTO* O* IHR BRAI.V OK THE ORl.XO UTA Su. 201 " what are the fewest and simplest assumptions, which...the whole existing order of nature would result,"* BO the aim of the philosophic naturalist should be to determine how small a number of primitive types... | |
 | 1868 - 904 Seiten
...us (Logic, III. iv. 1), that " the question, What are the laws of nature ? may be stated thus : — what are the fewest and simplest assumptions which,...the whole existing order of nature would result?" Now I believe that the single and simple assumption to be made on this subject is, that in every conscious... | |
 | James McCosh - 1868 - 90 Seiten
...told us (Logic, III. iv. 1), that "the question, What are the laws of nature ? may be stated thus : what are the fewest and simplest assumptions which,...granted, the whole existing order of nature would result ? " Now I believe that the single and simple assumption to be made on this subject is, that in every... | |
 | James McCosh - 1869 - 82 Seiten
...told us (Logic, III. iv. 1), that "the question, What are the laws of nature ? may be stated thus : what are the fewest and simplest assumptions which,...the whole existing order of nature would result?" Now I believe that the single and simple assumption to be made on this subject is, that in every conscious... | |
 | James McCosh - 1880 - 486 Seiten
...told us (Logic, III. iv. 1), that "the question, What are the laws of nafure ? may be stated thus : what are the fewest and simplest assumptions which,...the whole existing order of nature would result?" Now I believe that the single and simple assumption to be made on this subject is, that in every conscious... | |
 | Benno Kohn - 1881 - 148 Seiten
...zeigen z. B, von den Begriffen der nultimate laws" 4) und der nultimate ') I. §. 7 dieser Abhandlung: What are the fewest and simplest assumptions, which...the whole existing order of nature would result?" J) III. 6. 2a; 9. 57; 11. 36 ; 13. 71; VI. 5. 41 usw 3) Vgl. diese Abhandlung, I. §. 9, Anm. 1. —... | |
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What are the fewest and simplest assumptions which, being granted, the whole existing order of nature would result? 
