| Thomas Hughes - First philosophy - 1865 - 230 pages
...of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existeuce of matter, and that everything in the universe is merely ideal. I observed, that...with which Johnson answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone till he rebounded from it, — '/ refute it t/:us,'" — Boswell's... | |
| Thomas Hughes - First philosophy - 1865 - 222 pages
...treated respectfully and cha* " After we came out of the church," says Boswell, " we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious...sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that everything in the universe is merely ideal. I observed, that though we are satisfied his doctrine is... | |
| Thomas Hughes - First philosophy - 1865 - 242 pages
...of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that everything in the universe is merely ideal. I observed, that though we are satisHed his doetriue is not true, it is impossible to refute it. I never shall forget the alacrity... | |
| James Boswell - 1873 - 620 pages
...the protection of your Creator and Redeemer.' After we came out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious...sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that everything in the universe is merely ideal. I observed that, though we are satisfied his doctrine is... | |
| James Boswell - 1874 - 602 pages
...the protection of your Creator and Redeemer." After we came out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious...with which Johnson answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone, till he rebounded from it, " I refute it thus." This was a stout... | |
| Theology - 1875 - 402 pages
...ridiculed. The most of people have generally tried to answer it in Johnson's way, who when Boswell said ' that though we are satisfied his doctrine is not true, it is impossible to refute it,' answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone until it rebounded from it, —... | |
| Criticism - 1876 - 826 pages
...occupying space and time, because space and time are d priori forms of sensibility : we cannot but * " I observed that though we are satisfied his doctrine is not true (Berkeley's, of the non-existence of matter), it is impossible to refute it I never shall forget the... | |
| James Boswell - Authors, English - 1880 - 488 pages
...ingenious sophistry to prove the uoi. existence of matter, and that every thing in the universe is mere I v ideal. I observed, that though we are satisfied his...with which Johnson answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone, till he rebounded from it, " I refute it thus." ' This was a stout... | |
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