 | Francis Bacon - 1831 - 474 pages
...dogmas of peculiar systems of philosophy, and also from the perverted rules of demonstration, and these we denominate idols of the theatre. For we regard...credence, and neglect. We must, however, discuss each spe/ cies of idols more fully and distinctly in order to guard the \ human understanding against them.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Induction (Logic) - 1844 - 348 pages
...of // peculiar systems of philosophy, and also from the perverted rules of demonstration, and these we denominate idols of the theatre. For we regard...order to guard the human understanding against them. • f ,_- 45.* The human understanding, from its peculiar nature, easily supposes a greater degree... | |
 | Robert Potts - Scholarships - 1855 - 588 pages
...the philosophy and sects of the ancients, since numerous other plays of a similar nature can still be composed and made to agree with each other, the causes...become inveterate by tradition, implicit credence, and neglect.—Bacon. 300. Of some minds the first decisions are commonly the best, subsequent meditation... | |
 | Robert Potts - 1855 - 1050 pages
...the philosophy and sects of the ancients, since numerous other plays of a similar nature can still be composed and made to agree with each other, the causes...become inveterate by tradition, implicit credence, and neglect.—Bacon. 300. Of some minds the first decisions are commonly the beat, subsequent meditation... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Induction (Logic) - 1872 - 602 pages
...dogmas of peculiar systems of philosophy, and also from the perverted rules of demonstration, and these we denominate idols of the theatre : for we regard...order to guard the human understanding against them. XLV. The human understanding, from its peculiar nature,' easily supposes a greater degree of order... | |
 | Robert Potts - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1875 - 208 pages
...the philosophy and sects of the ancients, since numerous other plays of a similar nature can still be composed and made to agree with each other, the causes...inveterate by tradition, implicit credence, and neglect. — Bacon. 325. Of some minds the first decisions are commonly the best, subsequent meditation serving... | |
 | Henry Varnum Poor - Banks and banking - 1877 - 668 pages
...dogmas of peculiar systems of philosophy, and also from the perverted rules of demonstration ; and these we denominate idols of the theatre. For we regard...inveterate by tradition, implicit credence, and neglect. — Novum Organum, Book i. 44. welfare of all is measured by that of each. Money, as such, is an instrument... | |
 | Henry Varnum Poor - Banks and banking - 1877 - 704 pages
...dogmas of peculiar systems of philosophy, and also from the perverted rules of demonstration ; and these we denominate idols of the theatre. For we regard...inveterate by tradition, implicit credence, and neglect. — Novum Organum, Book i. 44. welfare of all is measured by that of each. Money, as such, is an instrument... | |
 | Henry Varnum Poor - Banks and banking - 1877 - 674 pages
...For we regard all the systems of philosophy hitherto received or imagined as so many plays hrought out and performed, creating fictitious and theatrical...inveterate by tradition, implicit credence, and neglect. — Novum Organum, Book i. 44. welfare of all is measured by that of each. Money, as such, is an instrument... | |
 | Henry Varnum Poor - Banks and banking - 1877 - 706 pages
...errors being generally the same. Nor, again, do we allude merely to general systems, but also to manjr elements and axioms of sciences, which have become...inveterate by tradition, implicit credence, .and neglect. — Novum Organum, Book i. 44. welfare of all is measured by that of each. Money, as such, is an instrument... | |
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... for we regard all the systems of philosophy hitherto received or imagined, as so many plays brought out and performed, creating fictitious and theatrical worlds. Nor do we speak only of the present systems, or of the philosophy and sects of the ancients,... 
