 ... supported by careful observation and logical argument, even should it prove of a nature adverse to notions he may have previously formed for himself, or taken up, without examination, on the credit of others.  Ancient history - Page 26by Gustaf Clemens Hebbe - 1848Full view - About this book
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1849 - 650 pages
...he is about to commence, he mast loosen his hold on all crude and hastily adapted notions, and must strengthen himself, by something of an effort and...any conclusion which shall appear to be supported by careful observation and logical argument, even should it prove of a nature adverse to notions he may... | |
 | Benjamin Apthorp Gould - 1849 - 44 pages
...which he says that the devotee of science " must strengthen himself by something of an effort, and resolve for the unprejudiced admission of any conclusion, which shall appear to be supported by careful observation and logical argument, even should it prove of a nature adverse to notions he may... | |
 | George Grote - 1850 - 710 pages
...be to prepare his mind for the reception of truth, by dismissing, or at least loosening his hold on, all such crude and hastily adopted notions respecting...tend to embarrass or mislead him ; and to strengthen as conditions of every just and consistent generalisation ; and to divert it from becoming enslaved... | |
 | charles black - 1850 - 630 pages
...obtained * ' In entering upon any scientific pursuit, one of the student's first endeavours ought to be to strengthen himself by something of an effort and...any conclusion which shall appear to be supported by observation and argument, even if it should prove adverse to notions he may have previously formed... | |
 | George Grote - 1850 - 706 pages
...evidence. And amidst all the variety and divergence of particulars which we find enforced in the language himself, by something of an effort and a resolve, for the unprejudiced admission of an}' conclusion which shall appear to be supported by careful observation and logical argument; even... | |
 | 1856 - 526 pages
...to prepare his mind for the reception of truth, by dismissing, [or at least loosening his hold on, all such crude and hastily adopted notions respecting...strengthen himself, by something of an effort and resolve, for the unprejudiced admission of any conclusion which shall appear to be supported by careful... | |
 | John Shertzer Hittell - 1857 - 354 pages
...dismissing, or at least loosening his hold on all such crude and hastily adopted notions respecting all the objects and relations, he is about to examine, as may tend to embarass or mislead him : and to strengthen himself by something of an effort and a resolve for the... | |
 | Henry Charles Carey - 1858 - 508 pages
...work desires, is, that his arguments may be fairly weighed, and that, to that end, the reader will "strengthen himself, by something of an effort and...any conclusion which shall appear to be supported by careful observation and logical argument, even should it prove of a nature adverse to notions he may... | |
 | George Grote - 1859 - 528 pages
...be to prepare his mind for the reception of truth, by dismissing, or at least loosening his hold on, all such crude and hastily adopted notions respecting...embarrass or mislead him ; and to strengthen himself, by tomething of an effort and a resolve, for the unprejudiced admission of any conclusion which shall... | |
 | George Grote - 1859 - 530 pages
...be to prepare his mind for the reception of truth, by dismissing, or at least loosening his hold on, all such crude and hastily adopted notions respecting...embarrass or mislead him ; and to strengthen himself, b^ something of an effort and a resolve, for the unprejudiced admission of any conclusion which shall... | |
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