Whereas the main Business of Natural Philosophy is to argue from Phenomena without feigning Hypotheses, and to deduce Causes from Effects, till we come to the very first Cause, which certainly is not mechanical; and not only to unfold the Mechanism of... Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind - Page 261by Dugald Stewart - 1821Full view - About this book
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