 If an instance in which the phenomenon under investigation occurs, and an instance in which it does not occur, have every circumstance in common save one, that one occurring only in the former; the circumstance in which alone the two instances differ...  Public Economy for the United States - Page 41by Calvin Colton - 1848 - 536 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Zoology - 1921 - 472 pages
...cause (or effect) of the given phenomenon. (See Herschel, Discourse, [146-148.].)1 Second Canon.- li an instance in which the phenomenon under investigation...in which it does not occur, have every circumstance in common, save one, that one occurring only in the former, the circumstance in which alone the two... | |
 | 1843 - 744 pages
...the phenomenon we wish to study. And the canon which regulates this method is the following : — " If an instance in which the phenomenon under investigation occurs, and an instance in which it docs not occur, have every circumstance, save one, in common, that one occurring only in the former;... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - Knowledge, Theory of - 1846 - 624 pages
...the regulating principle of the Method of Difference may be expressed as follows : — SECOND CANON. If an instance in which the phenomenon under investigation occurs, and an ¿instance in which it doss not occur, have crery circumstance sane sne in common, that one occurring only in, the former... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - Knowledge, Theory of - 1850 - 616 pages
...^^. SECOND CANON. If an instance in which the phenomenon under investigation ocOirs, and an'instance in which it does not occur, have every circumstance...one occurring only in the former ; the circumstance . I • . A • IB which alone the two instances differ, is the effect, or cause, or a necestary part... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - Philosophy - 1851 - 530 pages
...the regulating principle of the Method of Difference may be expressed as follows:— SECOND CANON. If an instance in which the phenomenon under investigation...in which it does not occur, have every circumstance in common save one, that one occurring only in the former; the circumstance in which alone the two... | |
 | Samuel Neil - Logic - 1853 - 314 pages
...manifestations were the result of the excitation. The following is the formulary of this method : " If an instance in which the phenomenon under investigation...in which it does not occur have every circumstance except the one in common, that one occurring only in the former, the circumstance in which they alone... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - Knowledge, Theory of - 1859 - 632 pages
...the regulating principle of the Method of Difference may be expressed as follows : — SECOND CANON. If an instance in which the phenomenon under investigation...one occurring only in the former ; the circumstance tn which alone the two instances differ, is the effect, or cause, or a necestary part of the cause,... | |
 | Thomas Wharton Collens - Psychology - 1860 - 382 pages
...agree, is the cause (or effect) of the given phenomenon. 2. Method of Difference. SECOND CANON. — If an instance in which the phenomenon under investigation...which it does not occur, have every circumstance, saw ONE, IN COMMON, that ONE occurring only in the former ; the circumstance in which alone the fcw'instances... | |
 | Great Britain - 1864 - 974 pages
...cause (or effect) of the given phenomenon." II. The Method of Difference, subject to this canon, ' If an instance in which the phenomenon under investigation occurs, and an instance in wbich it does not occur, have every circumstance in common save one, that one occurring only in the... | |
 | William Stebbing - Logic - 1864 - 188 pages
...The second canon is that of the Method of Difference, viz. : If an instance in which the phenomenon occurs and an instance in which it does not occur have every circumstance in common, save one, and that on$ occurs only in the former, that one circumstance is the effect or... | |
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