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This , we admit , is also Mr Owen's doctrine in words ; for in his first letter
explanatory of his views , he says , that human nature , like each distinct species
of ani“ mal nature , is always composed of the same general pro“ pensities ,
faculties ...
This , we admit , is also Mr Owen's doctrine in words ; for in his first letter
explanatory of his views , he says , that human nature , like each distinct species
of ani“ mal nature , is always composed of the same general pro“ pensities ,
faculties ...
Página 344
If we admit the phrenological principle , however , nothing can be more simple ,
or true to nature , than the explanation we then have . According to this principle ,
each mental faculty , like each of the five senses , will depend , for the power of ...
If we admit the phrenological principle , however , nothing can be more simple ,
or true to nature , than the explanation we then have . According to this principle ,
each mental faculty , like each of the five senses , will depend , for the power of ...
Página 356
Philosophers of every creed now so generally admit the existence of natural
differences in the talents and dispositions of individuals , that I shall , on the
present occasion , and after what I have already said ; take it for granted . De
Sedibus et ...
Philosophers of every creed now so generally admit the existence of natural
differences in the talents and dispositions of individuals , that I shall , on the
present occasion , and after what I have already said ; take it for granted . De
Sedibus et ...
Página 366
The extent to which this paper has already run , forces me to omit other points in
Pope's character , which admit of as easy explanation as the above . What I have
said , however , is sufficient to shew how every diversity of moral and animal ...
The extent to which this paper has already run , forces me to omit other points in
Pope's character , which admit of as easy explanation as the above . What I have
said , however , is sufficient to shew how every diversity of moral and animal ...
Página 399
We have observed that persons with such a combination never become thorough
converts to phrenology . If they admit any part of it to be true , it is merely the
coincidence between a certain development of brain and a certain faculty of mind
.
We have observed that persons with such a combination never become thorough
converts to phrenology . If they admit any part of it to be true , it is merely the
coincidence between a certain development of brain and a certain faculty of mind
.
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