 I think it necessary that all men should be deep mathematicians, but that, having got the way of reasoning, which that study necessarily brings the mind to, they might be able to transfer it to other parts of knowledge, as they shall have occasion. For,...  The Elements of Logic: In Four Books ... - Page 144by William Duncan - 1802 - 239 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Clarke - Best books - 1731 - 380 pages
...Argument mould be managed as a Mathematical Demonftration. The Connection and Dependance of Ideas mould be followed, 'till the mind is brought to the Source on which it Bottoms, and obferves the coherence all along. — The ftudy of Mathematicks would mew Men the neceffity there is... | |
 | William Duncan - Logic - 1748 - 380 pages
...fliould be managed as a Mathematical Demon^" flratioi) , the Connection and Dependence of C 225 ) «« Ideas Should be followed, till the Mind is brought...«* to the Source on which it bottoms, and can trace ** I hs Coherence through the whole- Train of Proofs•' It is in the general obfervable, .that the... | |
 | Benjamin Donne - Algebra - 1758 - 428 pages
...fhould be managed as a •f Mathematical Demonftration, the Connection and Dependence of " Ideas ftiould be followed, till the Mind is brought to the Source...the " whole Train of Proofs. It is in the general obfervable, that the " Faculties of our Souls are improved and made ufeful to us, juft '.' after the... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - Education - 1758 - 586 pages
...fhould be managed as ** a Mathematical Demonstration, the Connection and Depen" dence of Ideas (hould be followed, till the Mind is brought ** to the Source on which it bottoms, and can trace the Co" herence through the whole Train of Proofs. It is in the ge*' neral obfervable, that the Faculties... | |
 | William Duncan - Logic - 1759 - 384 pages
...ftration, the Connection and Dependence of " Ideas t o':i '* Ideas mould be followed, till the Mind ft brought " to the Source on which it bottoms, and can...the whole Train of Proofs. ** It is in the general obfervable, that the Faculties " of our Souls are improved and made ufeful to us,. *' juft after the... | |
 | William Duncan - Logic - 1770 - 380 pages
...«* be managed as a Mathematical Demonftra«* tion, the Connexion and Dependence of " Ideas fhould be followed, till the Mind is " brought to the Source...the " whole Train of Proofs. It is in the general" obfervable, that the Faculties of our Souls are " improved, and made ufeful to us, juft after the *'... | |
 | J. JOHNSON - 1801 - 374 pages
...that, having got the way of reasoning, which that study necessarily brings the mind to, they might be able to transfer it to other parts of knowledge,...is brought to the source on which it bottoms, and observes the coherence all along, though in proofs of probability one such train is not enough to settle... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 168 pages
...single argument should be managed as a mathemar tical demonstration, the connection and dependance of ideas should be followed till the mind is brought to the source on which it bottoms, and observes the coherence all along ; though in proofs of probability, one such train is not enough to... | |
 | William Duncan - Logic - 1802 - 244 pages
...they shall have occasion. For in all sorts of reasoning every single. argument should be managed ts a mathematical demonstration, the connexion and dependence...the source on which it bottoms, and can trace the cohe. rence through the whole train cf proofs. It is in the general observable, that the faculties... | |
 | John Locke - 1802 - 308 pages
...every single argument should be managed as a mathematical demonstration, the connection and dependance of ideas should be followed till the mind is brought to the source on which it bottoms, and observes the coherence all along ; though in proofs of probability, one such train is not enough to... | |
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