...an indefinite consciousness which cannot be formulated. Besides complete thoughts, and besides the thoughts which though incomplete admit of completion,...which it is impossible to complete ; and yet which arc still real, in the sense that they arc normal afl'octions of the intellect. Observe in the first...

...there is also an indefinite consciousness, which cannot be formulated. Besides complete thoughts, and thoughts which, though incomplete, admit of completion,...that they are normal affections of the intellect."— P. 88. The position here laid down Mr. Spencer illustrates and establishes at considerable length,...

...there is an indefinite consciousness which logic cannot formulate. Besides complete thoughts, and those which, though incomplete, admit of completion, there...which it is impossible to complete, and yet which are real, in the sense that they are normal aifections of the mind. Such is our thought of the Absolute....

...which logic formulates the laws, there is also an indefinite consciousness, which cannot be formulated, thoughts which it is impossible to complete, and yet...that they are normal affections of the intellect." 8 We have here " normal affections of the intellect," which constitute an " indefinite consciousness,"...

...an indefinite consciousness which cannot be formulated. Besides complete thoughts, and besides the thoughts which though incomplete admit of completion,...that they are normal affections of the intellect." First Principles, p. 828. Let us first state Mr. Spencer's theory. His work, " First Principles," is...

...an indefinite consciousness which cannot be formulated. Besides complete thoughts, and besides the thoughts which, though incomplete, admit of completion,...are still real, in the sense that they are normal aifections of the intellect. " Observe in the first place, that every one of the arguments by which...

...an indefinite consciousness which cannot be formulated. Besides complete thoughts, and besides the thoughts which though incomplete admit of completion,...real, in the sense that they are normal affections ol the intellect. Observe in the first place, that every one of the arguments by which the relativity...

...also anwidcjimte consciousnessjwhich cannot be formulated. Besides cbmph3te~th~ougE?ir^nd besides the thoughts which though incomplete admit of completion,...Observe in the first place, that every one of the argumentsi by which the relativity of our knowledge is demonstrated,! distinctly postulates the positive...

...an indefinite consciousness which cannot bo formulated. Besides complete thoughts, and besides the thoughts which though incomplete admit of completion,...which it is impossible to complete; and yet which arc still real, in the sense that they are normal affections of the intellect. Observe in the first...

...inscrutable, he argues earnestly against his assertion that the Absolute is a " mere negation of thought." " Every one of the arguments by which the relativity...our knowledge is demonstrated distinctly postulates thepositivs existence of something beyond the relative. To say we can not know the Absolute is, by...