 | James Thompson Bixby - 1889 - 252 sivua
...of natural philosophy" — these also are the words of the greatest of scientific authorities — " is to deduce causes from effects till we come to the very first cause, which certainly is not mechanical." Now, it is just this path and end that religion pursues. It is true that of late men of... | |
 | Royal Institution of Naval Architects - 1889 - 604 sivua
...philosophy is to argue from phenomena without figuring hypotheses, and to deduce causes from effect, till we come to the very first cause, which certainly is not mechanical ; and not only to unfold the mechanism of the world, but chiefly to resolve these and such... | |
 | W. Sedgwick - 1896 - 308 sivua
...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." — " Opticks," 3rd edition, p. 344. We have laid stress upon this point, because " Force... | |
 | Plato - 1905 - 560 sivua
...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. Besides the better Argument from Design which the reformed astronomy seemed to offer, there... | |
 | George Hayward Joyce - 1908 - 448 sivua
...' 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."2 It will be evident from these citations that the method employed by this greatest of... | |
 | Ralph Allen Sampson - 1914 - 164 sivua
..."the main Business of Natural Philosophy is to argue from Phaenohiena without feigning Hypotheses, and to deduce Causes from Effects, till we come to the very first Cause, which is certainly not mechanical. And not only to unfold the Mechanism of the World but chiefly to resolve... | |
 | Ralph Allen Sampson - 1914 - 164 sivua
..."the main Business of Natural Philosophy is to argue from Phaenomena without feigning Hypotheses, and to deduce Causes from Effects, till we come to the very first Cause, which is certainly not mechanical. And not only to unfold the Mechanism of the World but chiefly to resolve... | |
 | Paul Carus - 1915 - 672 sivua
...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 the world, but chiefly to resolve these and such... | |
 | Edwin Arthur Burtt - 1925 - 382 sivua
..."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 the world, but chiefly to resolve these and such... | |
 | Adolph Judah Snow - 1926 - 270 sivua
...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, though every step made in this Philosophy (Natural Philosophy) brings us not... | |
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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... 
