 | England - 1843 - 832 pages
...general maxim — fire hurns. He knows from memory that he has heen hurnt, and on this evidence helieves, when he sees a candle, that if he puts his finger into the flame of it, he will he hurnt again. He helieves this in every case which happens to arise ; hat without looking, in each... | |
 | Scotland - 1843 - 1380 pages
...though he has never thought of the general maxim — fire burns. He knows from memory that he has been burnt, and on this evidence believes, when he sees...each instance, beyond the present case. He is not generalizing; he is inferring a particular from particulars. — Vol. I. p. 244. " From the considerations... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - Knowledge, Theory of - 1846 - 624 pages
...burnt, and on this evidence believes, when he sCee a candle, that if he puts his finger into the ffame of it, he will be burnt again. He believes this in...each instance, beyond the present case. He is not generalizing ; he is inferring a particular from particulars. In the same way, also, brutes reason.... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - Knowledge, Theory of - 1852 - 640 pages
...maxim, Fire burns. He knows from memory that he has been burnt, and on this evidence believes, when be sees a candle, that if he puts his finger into the...again. He believes this in every case which happens to •rise ; but without looking, in each instance, beyond the present case. He is not generalizing ;... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - Logic - 1856 - 270 pages
...PARTICULARS. 231 never thought of the general maxim, " Fire burns." He knows from memory that he has been burnt, and on this evidence believes, when he sees...each instance, beyond the present case. He is not generalizing; he is inferring a particular from particulars. I believe that, in point of fact, when... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - 1857 - 268 pages
...never thought of the general maxim, " Fire burns." lie knows from memory that he has heen burnt, and tm this evidence believes, when he sees a candle, that...each instance, beyond the present case. He is not generalizing; he is inferring a particular from particulars. I believe that, in point of fact, when... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - Knowledge, Theory of - 1865 - 572 pages
...though he has never thought of the general maxim, Fire burns. He knows from memory that he has been burnt, and on this evidence believes, when he sees...case which happens to arise ; but without looking, iu each instance, beyond the present case. He is not generalizing; he is inferring a particular from... | |
 | James McCosh - 1866 - 424 pages
...though he has never thought of the general " maxim, Fire burns. He knows from memory that he " has been burnt, and on this evidence believes, when " he sees a candle, that if he puts his finger into the " rlame of it, he will be burnt again. He believes this " in every case which happens to arise; but... | |
 | George Jacob Holyoake - Logic - 1866 - 118 pages
...though he has never thought of the general maxim — fire burns. He knows from memory that he has been burnt, and on this evidence believes, when he sees a candle, that if he pats his fingers into the flame of it, he will be burnt again. He believes this in every case which... | |
 | Henry Noble Day - Logic - 1867 - 260 pages
...he has never thought of the general maxim — . ' Fire burns.' He knows from memory that he has been burnt, and on this evidence believes, when he sees...each instance, beyond the present case. He is not generalizing ; he is inferring a particular from particulars." Page 125, New York Edition, 1860. ORIGIN... | |
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... again. He believes this in every case which happens to arise; but without looking, in each instance, beyond the present case. He is not generalizing; he is inferring a particular from particulars. In the same way, also, brutes reason. 
