 The world plainly resembles more an animal or a vegetable, than it does a watch or a knitting-loom. Its cause, therefore, it is more probable, resembles the cause of the former. The cause of the former is generation or vegetation. The cause, therefore,...  Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion - Page 131by David Hume - 1779 - 264 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 590 pages
...The world plainly refembles more an animal or a vegetable, than it does a wa:ch or a knitting loom. Its caufe, therefore, it is more probable, refembles...caufe, therefore, of the world, we may infer to be Something fimilar or analogous to generation or vegetation. * But how is it conceivable, faid DÉME... | |
 | Books - 1780 - 596 pages
...univerfal origin cf this fyllem. Thefe parts are animals and vegetables. The world plainly refembles more an animal or a vegetable, than it does a watch or a knitting loom. Its caufe, theietore, it is more probable, refcuibles the caufe of the former. The caufe... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 590 pages
...The world plainly refembles more an animal or a vegetable, than it does a wn:>.' or a knitting loom. Its caufe, therefore, it is more probable, refembles the caufe of the farmer. The caufe of the former is generation or vegetation. The caufe, therefore, of the world, we... | |
 | David Hume - 1788 - 600 pages
...univerfal origin of this fyftem. Thefe parts are animals and vegetables. The world plainly refembles more an animal or a vegetable, than it does a watch...generation or vegetation. The caufe, therefore, of the %vorld, we may infer to be fomething fimilar or analogous to generation" or vegetation. But how is... | |
 | David Hume - Philosophy - 1826 - 596 pages
...universal origin of this system. These parts are animals and vegetables. The world plainly resembles more an animal or a vegetable, than it does a watch or a knitting-loom. Its cause, therefore, it is more probable, resembles the cause of the former. The cause of the former is... | |
 | David Hume - Knowledge, Theory of - 1874 - 544 pages
...universal origin of this system. These parts are animals and vegetables. The world plainly resembles more an animal or a vegetable, than it does a watch or a knitting-loom. Its cause, therefore, it is more probable, resembles the cause of the former. The cause of the former is... | |
 | David Hume - Knowledge, Theory of - 1882 - 524 pages
...universal origin of this system. These parts are animals and vegetables. The world plainly resembles more an animal or a vegetable, than it does a watch or a knitting-loom. Its cause, therefore, it is more probable, resembles the cause of the former. The cause of the former is... | |
 | David Hume - Knowledge, Theory of - 1898 - 534 pages
...universal origin of this system. These parts are animals and vegetables. The world plainly resembles more an animal or a vegetable, than it does a watch or a knitting-loom. Its cause, therefore, it is more probable, resembles the cause of the former. The cause of the former is... | |
 | Frank Thilly - Philosophy - 1914 - 640 pages
...the Deity the soul of the world, actuating it and actuated by it. The world itself plainly resembles more an animal or a vegetable than it does a watch or a knitting-loom. Its cause, therefore, it is more probable, resembles the cause of the former. The cause of the former is... | |
 | Clement Charles Julian Webb - Religion - 1926 - 234 pages
...Ideal, the great Scottish thinker had thrown out the pregnant remark that ' the world plainly resembles more an animal or a vegetable than it does a watch or a knitting-loom. Its cause therefore, it is probable, resembles the cause of the former. The cause of the former is generation... | |
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