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Page 38
... reason ; reason is founded on the evidence of our senses . Every proof may be referred to one of these three divisions ; we are naturally led to consider what arguments we receive from each of them to convince us of the existence of a ...
... reason ; reason is founded on the evidence of our senses . Every proof may be referred to one of these three divisions ; we are naturally led to consider what arguments we receive from each of them to convince us of the existence of a ...
Page 129
... reason of the sage ? I readily engage with you to reject reason as a faithless guide , if you can demonstrate that it conducts to atheism . So little , how- ever , do I mistrust the dictates of reason concerning a supreme Being that I ...
... reason of the sage ? I readily engage with you to reject reason as a faithless guide , if you can demonstrate that it conducts to atheism . So little , how- ever , do I mistrust the dictates of reason concerning a supreme Being that I ...
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... reason in his analysis of the functions of the mind . Some critics have asserted that in his earlier writings , Shelley has exalted reason above imagination . The facts do not sustain this point of view : In one mode of considering ...
... reason in his analysis of the functions of the mind . Some critics have asserted that in his earlier writings , Shelley has exalted reason above imagination . The facts do not sustain this point of view : In one mode of considering ...
Contents
ESSAY ON | 9 |
THE NECESSITY OF ATHEISM | 37 |
PROPOSALS FOR AN ASSOCIATION | 60 |
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