 We have the ideas of matter and thinking, but possibly shall never be able to know whether any mere material being thinks or no;* it being impossible for us, by the contemplation of our own ideas, without revelation, to discover whether Omnipotency has...  The Works of John Locke, Esq - الصفحة 251بواسطة John Locke - 1722عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
 | Christopher D. Stanley - 2004 - عدد الصفحات: 209
...science. Thus Locke (1959: 192-3) says: We have the ideas of matter and thinking, but possibly shall never be able to know whether any mere material being thinks or no; it being impossible for us, by the contemplation of our own ideas, without revelation, to discover whether Omnipotency... | |
 | David Skrbina - 2005 - عدد الصفحات: 334
...Extent of Human Knowledge") he writes: We have the ideas of matter and thinking, but possibly shall never be able to know whether any mere material being thinks or no; it being impossible for us ... to discover whether Omnipotency has not given to some systems of matter, fitly... | |
 | Charles Taliaferro - 2005 - عدد الصفحات: 482
...fundamental nature is physical or nonphysical. We have the ideas of matter and thinking, but possibly shall never be able to know whether any mere material being thinks or no: it being impossible for us, by the contemplation of our own ideas, without revelation, to discover whether Omnipotency... | |
 | Nico Stehr, Reiner Grundmann - 2005 - عدد الصفحات: 424
...square, and certainly know that it is so. We have the ideas of matter and thinking, but possibly shall never be able to know whether any mere material being thinks or no; it being impossible for us, by the contemplation of our own ideas, without revelation, to discover whether Omnipotency... | |
 | Ray Cattell - 2006 - عدد الصفحات: 244
...possibly shall never be able to know whether any mere material being thinks or no; it being impossible for us, by the contemplation of our own ideas, without revelation, to discover whether Omnipotency has not given to some systems of matter, fitly disposed, power to perceive... | |
 | Alexandra Böhm - 2008 - عدد الصفحات: 374
...Fähigkeit zu Denken ausstatten könne: We have the Ideas of Matter and Thinking, but possibly shall never be able to know, whether any mere material Being thinks, or no; it being impossible for us, by the contemplation of our own Ideas, without revelation, to discover, whether... | |
 | Jonathan Eric Adler, Catherine Z. Elgin - 2007 - عدد الصفحات: 897
...square, and certainly know that it is so. We have the ideas of matter an thinking, but possibly shall never be able to know, whether any mere material being thinks, or no; it being impossible for us, by the contemplation of our own ideas, without revelation, to discover, whether... | |
 | Matthew Stewart - 2007 - عدد الصفحات: 346
...Locke's Essay. The offending passage reads: "We have the Ideas of Matter and Thinking, but possibly shall never be able to know, whether any mere material Being thinks, or no; it being impossible for us, by the contemplation of our own Ideas, without revelation, to discover, whether... | |
 | Lex Newman - 2007 - عدد الصفحات: 18
...given and the lines leading up to it: We have the Ideas of Matter and Thinking, but possibly shall never be able to know, whether any mere material Being thinks, or no,- it being impossible for us, by the contemplation of our own Ideas, without revelation, to discover, whether... | |
 | Roger Woolhouse - 2007 - عدد الصفحات: 35
...Christian Religion) which had taken exception to Locke's suggestion in the Essay that "possibly we shall never be able to know, whether any mere material being thinks or no" (E: 4.3.6). Locke found Bold's reasonings "strong and just", but encouragement from Locke released... | |
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