 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 684 Seiten
...have denied the existence of general ideas. " Tlie bnsiness of conception," says Mr. Stewart, " is to present us with an exact transcript of what we have felt or perceived ;" and, admitting the truth of this, a conception is that transcript so presented. — We shall not... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 716 Seiten
...hare denied the existence of general ideas. " The business of conception." »ays Mr. Sir wart, " is to present us with an exact transcript of what we have felt or pprceivcd ," and, admitting the truth of tin.«, a conception it that transcript so presented. —... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1814 - 528 Seiten
...to our own definitions. The business of conception, according to the account I have given of it, is to present us with an exact transcript of what we have felt or perceived. But we have moreover, a power of modifying our conceptions, by combining the parts of different ones... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1821 - 406 Seiten
...who have denied the existence of general ideas. " The business of conception," says Mr. Stewart, " is to present us with an exact transcript of what we have felt or perceived ;" and, admitting the truth of this, a conception is that transcript so presented. — We shall not... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1822 - 312 Seiten
...imagination is distinguished from conception as a part from a whole. Ittus. The business of conception is to present us with an exact transcript of what we have felt or perceived. But we have, moreover, a power of modifying our conceptions, by combining the parts of different conceptions... | |
 | George Payne - 1828 - 574 Seiten
...conception and imagination. " The business of conception, according to the account I have given of it, is to present us with an exact transcript of what we have felt or perceived. But we have, moreover, a power of modifying our conceptions, by combining the parts of different ones... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 482 Seiten
...to our own definitions. The business of conception, according to the account I have given of it, is to present us with an exact transcript of what we have felt or perceived. But we have, moreover, a power of modifying our conceptions, by combining the parts of different ones... | |
 | Edinburgh encyclopaedia - 1830 - 842 Seiten
...which have no reference to time. The bus!. 1оЙУ- ness of conception, according to Mr. Stewart, is to present us with an exact transcript of what we have felt or perceived. Now, in as far as conception relates to objects, or feelings which have already been presented to the... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1835 - 312 Seiten
...imagination is distinguished from conception as a part from a whole. lllus. The business of conception is to present us with an exact transcript of what we have felt or perceived. But we have, moreover, a power of modifying our conceptions, by combining the parts of different conceptions... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1837 - 312 Seiten
...imagination is distinguished from conception as a part from a whole. Hlus. The business of conception is to present us with an exact transcript of what we have felt or perceived. But we have, moreover, a power of modifying our conceptions, by combining the" parts of different conceptions... | |
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I have given of it, is to present us with an exact transcript of what we have felt or perceived. But we have, moreover, a power of modifying our conceptions, by combining the parts of different ones together, so as to form new wholes of our own creation.... 
