| Mark Akenside, Thomas Park - 1808 - 358 pagina’s
...ill influence on the minds of the people. And so has the reasoning of Spinoza made many atheists: be has founded it indeed on suppositions utterly false: but allow him these, and bis conclusions are unavoidably true. And if we must reject tlif use of ridicule, because, by the imposition... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 622 pagina’s
...ridiculous in his turn? No; but it nevertheless bad an ill influence on the minds of the people. And so has the reasoning of Spinoza made many atheists: he...suppositions utterly false; but allow him these, and his conclusions are unavoidably true. And if we must reject the use of ridicule, because, by the imposition... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 622 pagina’s
...an ill influence on the minds of the people. And so has the reasoning of Spinoza made many ath"Kts: he has founded it indeed on suppositions utterly false; but allow him these, and his conclusions are unavoidably true. And if we must reiect the use of ridicule, because, by the imposition... | |
| William Warburton - 1811 - 444 pagina’s
...Atheist Spinoza; while the godlike Socrates is left neglected, and in the hands of his judges-; whither ridicule, this noble guide of truth, had safely brought...suppositions utterly false; but allow him these, and his conclusions are unavoidably true. Andifw.e. must reject the use of ridicule because, by the 'imposition... | |
| William Warburton - 1811 - 376 pagina’s
...Atlieist Spinoza ; while the godlike Socrates is left deserted, in the hands of his Judges ; whither RIDICULE, this noble guide of Truth, had safely brought...the respectable Spinoza is employed to illustrate. Arid so (says he) has the reasoning of Spinoza made many Atheists; he has founded it indeed on Suppositions... | |
| Mark Akenside - 1818 - 216 pagina’s
...ridiculous in his turn ? no ; but it nevertheless 'had an ill influence on the minds of the people. And so has the reasoning of Spinoza made many atheists :...suppositions utterly false; but allow him these, and his conclusions are unavoidably true. And if we must reject the use of ridicule, because, by the imposition... | |
| Mark Akenside - 1818 - 210 pagina’s
...ridiculous in his turn ? no ; but it nevertheless had an ill influence on the minds of the people. And so has the reasoning of Spinoza made many atheists :...suppositions utterly false ; but allow him these, and his conclusions are unavoidably true. And if we must reject the use of ridicule, because, by the imposition... | |
| Mark Akenside - 1835 - 416 pagina’s
...ridiculous in his turn 1 No ; but it nevertheless had an ill influence on the minds of the people. And so has the reasoning of Spinoza made many atheists :...suppositions utterly false ; but allow him these, and his conclusions are unavoidably true. And if we must reject the use of ridicule, because, by the imposition... | |
| William Warburton - 1837 - 720 pagina’s
...the atheist Spinoza; while the godlike Socrates is left deserted in the hands of his judges; whither ridicule, this noble guide of truth, had safely brought...: he has founded it indeed on suppositions utterly fake ; but allow him these, and his conclusions are unavoidably true. And if we must reject the use... | |
| Mark Akenside - 1845 - 364 pagina’s
...ridiculous in his turn? No; but it nevertheless had an ill influence on the minds of the people. And so has the reasoning of Spinoza made many atheists :...suppositions utterly false ; but allow him these, and his conclusions are unavoidably true. And if we must reject the use of ridicule, because, by the imposition... | |
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