The Works of John Locke, Volume 8Scientia Verlag, 1963 |
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... axioms . § 3. This being so , in the next place let us consider , whether this self - evidence be peculiar only to those propositions which commonly pass under the name of maxims , and have the dignity of axioms allowed them . And here ...
... axioms . § 3. This being so , in the next place let us consider , whether this self - evidence be peculiar only to those propositions which commonly pass under the name of maxims , and have the dignity of axioms allowed them . And here ...
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... axioms can add nothing to the evidence or certainty of its know- ledge . Just so it is ( as every one may experiment in himself ) in all the ideas a man has in his mind : he knows each to be itself , and not to be another ; and to be in ...
... axioms can add nothing to the evidence or certainty of its know- ledge . Just so it is ( as every one may experiment in himself ) in all the ideas a man has in his mind : he knows each to be itself , and not to be another ; and to be in ...
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... axioms , but ignorant of their method who first made these demonstrations , can never sufficiently admire . And who knows what methods , to enlarge our knowledge in other parts of science , may hereafter be invented , answering that of ...
... axioms , but ignorant of their method who first made these demonstrations , can never sufficiently admire . And who knows what methods , to enlarge our knowledge in other parts of science , may hereafter be invented , answering that of ...
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Revelation cannot be admitted against the clear evidence | 5 |
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