 | James Beattie, Alexander Chalmers - 1805 - 190 sider
...here given is just. It was not very easy to speak• worse of Churchill than he deserved. .tention was to trace the several kinds of evidence and reasoning up to their first principles, with a view to ascertain the STANDARD of TRUTH, and explain its IMMUTABILITY. He endeavours... | |
 | Sir William Forbes - 1806 - 578 sider
...be acquainted with the work, a short abstract of its contents and I should be proud to think, that I could in any way contribute to the dissemination of...Truth" is divided by the author into three great parts, o£ subjects of inquiry. In the first part, it is his object, " To trace the several kinds of evidence... | |
 | Sir William Forbes - 1807 - 364 sider
...acquainted with the work, a short abstract of its contents : and I should be proud to think, that I could in any way contribute to the dissemination of...kinds of evidence and reasoning up to their first prin" ciples, with a view to ascertain the standard of truth, " and explain its immutability." The... | |
 | Sir William Forbes - 1807 - 356 sider
...acquainted with the work, a short abstract of its contents : and I should be proud to think, that I could in any way contribute to the dissemination of...author into three great parts, or subjects of inquiry. Jn the first part, it is his object, " fo trace the several " kinds of evidence and reasoning up to... | |
 | James Beattie (LL.D.) - 1807 - 400 sider
...AND SCEPTICISM. 5 PURPOSE to treat this subject in the following" manner: FIRST, I shall endeavour to trace the several kinds of Evidence and Reasoning up to their first principles ; with a view to ascertain the Standard of Truth, and explain its immutability. SECONDLY,... | |
 | Sir William Forbes - 1807 - 408 sider
...prosecution of this design, Dr Beattie has treated his subject in the following manner : He first endeavours to trace the several kinds of evidence and reasoning up to their first principles ; with a view to ascertain the standard of truth, and explain its immutability. He shows,... | |
 | James Beattie, Alexander Chalmers - 1811 - 308 sider
...however, necessary to enter minutely into the history of a work so well known. Its professed intention was to trace the several kinds of evidence and reasoning up to their first principles, with a view to ascertain the STANDARD of TRUTH, and explain its IMMUTABILITY. He endeavours... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 532 sider
...however, necessary to enter minutely into the history of a work so well known. Its professed intention was to trace the several kinds of evidence and reasoning up to their first principles, with a view to ascertain the Standard of Truth, and explain its Immutability. He endeavours... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 544 sider
...necessary to enter minutely into the history of a work so well known. Its, professed intention was to trace the several kinds of evidence and reasoning up to their first principles, with a view to ascertain 'the Standard of Truth, and explain its Immutability. He endeavours... | |
 | Sir William Forbes - 1824 - 462 sider
...prosecution of this design, Dr. Beattie has treated his subject in the following manner: He first endeavours to trace the several kinds of evidence and reasoning up to their first principles ; with a view to ascertain the standard of truth, and explain its immutability. He shows,... | |
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... not only in the life of Dr Beattie, but even in the literary history of his country, that I feel it as a duty to offer to those of my younger readers, who may not yet be acquainted with the work, a short abstract of its contents : and I should be... 
