American Thought Before 1900: A Sourcebook from Puritanism to DarwinismPaul Kurtz Macmillan, 1966 - 448 Seiten An anthology of selected writings from Jonathan Edwards to John Dewey which reflect American thinking on various subjects. |
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... nature , predicated on reason , and would be no more super- natural than the reason of man may be supposed to be . The simple definition of supernatural is , that which is " beyond or above the powers of nature , " which never was or ...
... nature , predicated on reason , and would be no more super- natural than the reason of man may be supposed to be . The simple definition of supernatural is , that which is " beyond or above the powers of nature , " which never was or ...
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... nature would produce their effects , which would preclude their reality , and render them altogether fictitious , inasmuch as their very existence is premised to consist in their op- position to , and alteration of the laws of nature ...
... nature would produce their effects , which would preclude their reality , and render them altogether fictitious , inasmuch as their very existence is premised to consist in their op- position to , and alteration of the laws of nature ...
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... Nature . It surely does not . God never jests with us , and will not compromise the end of Nature by permitting any inconsequence in its procession . Any distrust of the permanence of laws would paralyze the faculties of man . Their ...
... Nature . It surely does not . God never jests with us , and will not compromise the end of Nature by permitting any inconsequence in its procession . Any distrust of the permanence of laws would paralyze the faculties of man . Their ...
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Editors Note | 33 |
Samuel Johnson | 87 |
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