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" The conditioned is the mean between two extremes— two inconditionates, exclusive of each other, neither of which can be conceived as possible, but of which, on the principles of contradiction and excluded middle, one must be admitted as necessary. "
The Scottish Review - Page 36
1887
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The Contemporary Review, Volume 6

Literature - 1867 - 548 pages
...between two extremes — two unconditionates, exclusive of each other, neither of which can be conccired as possible, but of which, on the principles of contradiction and excluded middle, one must be admitted an necessary." According to Mr. Mill, Hamilton here means the same thing as when the existence of Antipodes...
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Christianity and Greek Philosophy: Or, The Relation Between Spontaneous and ...

B. F. Cocker - Christianity - 1870 - 546 pages
...Being, is utterly void, meaningless, and ineffectual. Let us re-state it in Hamilton's own words : " The conditioned is the mean between two extremes,...can be conceived as possible, but of which, on the principle of Contradiction and Excluded Middle, one must be admitted as necessary." It is scarcely...
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First Principles

Herbert Spencer - 1870 - 588 pages
...philosophy, — in the language of St Austin, — ' coynoscendo ignorari, et ignorando cognosci.' " The conditioned is the mean between two extremes,...inconditionates, exclusive of each other, neither of which cm \ be conceived as possible, but of which, on the principles of contradiction and excluded middle,...
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First Principles of a New System of Philosophy

Herbert Spencer - Philosophy, English - 1870 - 600 pages
...extremes,—two inconditionates, exclusive of each other, neither of whiuh can lie conceived as possilk, but of which, on the principles of contradiction and excluded middle, one must be admitted an necessary. On this opinion, therefore, reason is shown to be weak, but not deceitful. The mind is...
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First Principles of a New System of Philosophy

Herbert Spencer - Philosophy, Modern - 1872 - 602 pages
...philosophy, — in the language Df St Austin, — ' cognoscendo ignorari, ct iynorando cognosci.' " The conditioned is the mean between two extremes,...contradiction and excluded middle, one must be admitted at necessary. On this opinion, therefore, reason is shown to be weak, but not deceitful. The mind is...
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First Principles of a New System of Philosophy

Herbert Spencer - Philosophy, Modern - 1873 - 602 pages
...philosophy, — in the language af St Austin, — ' cognoscendo ignorari, ct ignorando cognosci.' " The conditioned is the mean between two extremes, — two inconditionates, exclusive of cach other, neither of which can be convened as possible, but of which, on the principles of contradiction...
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First Principles

Herbert Spencer - Evolution - 1875 - 594 pages
...philosophy, — in the language of St Austin, — ' cognoscendo ignorari, et ignorando cognosci.' " The conditioned is the mean between two extremes,...each, other, neither of which can be conceived as possilk, but of which, on the principles of contradiction and excluded middle, one must be admitted...
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The Globe Encyclopaedia of Universal Information, Volume 2

John Merry Ross - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1877 - 625 pages
...notion. He then states his theory : ' The C. is the mean between the two extremes—two unconditionates, exclusive of each other, neither of which can be conceived...excluded middle, one must be admitted as necessary.' This he applies to the antinomies of space, time, free will, &c., maintaining that limited and unlimited...
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First Principles of a New System of Philosophy. --

Herbert Spencer - Philosophy, Modern - 1877 - 608 pages
...extremes,—two inconditiouates, exclusive of each other, neither of which can be conceived as pos.ubk, but of which, on the principles of contradiction and...admitted as necessary. On this opinion, therefore, reason is shown to be weak, but not deceitful. The mind is not represented as conceiving two propositions...
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The popular encyclopedia; or, 'Conversations Lexicon': [ed. by A. Whitelaw ...

Popular encyclopedia - 1879 - 514 pages
...two extremes — two unconditionates, exclusive of each other, neither of which can be conceired at possible, but of which, on the principles of contradiction and excluded middle, one must be admitted 03 necessary.' The Unconditioned, on the other hand, being merely negations of the Conditioned in its...
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