...individuals which are similar to them. Hume says that he regards this as " one of the greatest and the most valuable discoveries that has been made of late years in the republic of letters," and endeavours to confirm it in such a manner that it shall be " put beyond all doubt and controversy."...

...similar to them. As 1 look upon Ibis to be one of the greatest and most raluable discoveries that have been made of late years in the republic of letters,...hope, will put it beyond all doubt and controversy." Treatise of Human Nature, book i. part i. j 7. t Leibnitz, too, has declared himself a partisan of...

...characteristic argument depends upon his theory regarding 'abstract ideas,' accepted, indeed, by Hume as "one of the greatest and most valuable discoveries that...been made of late years in the republic of letters," but corresponding as little to the facts recognized by modern psychology as to the demands of modern...

...UltiiU ' ill Llm iuLioducdoTi to the Principles of Human Knowledge, which Hume pronounced to be 'one of the greatest and most valuable discoveries that...been made of late years in the republic of letters ' (Treatise of Human Nature, Bk. I, Part i, section 7). 4 Treatise of Human Nature, Bk. I, Part 2,...

...them recall upon occasion other individuals, which are similar to them. As I look upon this to be one of the greatest and most valuable discoveries that...hope will put it beyond all doubt and controversy. "Pis evident, that in forming most of our general ideas, if not all of them, we abstract from every...

...greatest and most valuable discoveries that have been made of late years in the republic ofletters, I shall here endeavour to confirm it by some arguments,...hope, will put it beyond all doubt and controversy." I shall make an end of this subject, with some reflections on what has been said upon it by these two...

...it in our reasoning be the same as if it was universal." Although Mr Hume looks upon this to be one g 5 P {y Q 8 C it appears to be no other than the opinion of the nominalists, about which so much dispute was held...

...effect, and instead furnished Hume with a new argument to bolster what he had characterized as "one of the greatest and most valuable discoveries that...been made of late years in the republic of letters" (T. 17). Given Hutcheson's views on personal identity, it is probable that he voiced objections to...

...Berkeley highest marks for his critique of the received doctrine of abstract ideas, calling it "one of the greatest and most valuable discoveries that has been made of late years in the republic of letters."35 In the passage just cited from the Enquiry, we again find Hume invoking Berkelean ideas...

...individuals which are similar to them. Hume says that he regards this as 'one of the greatest and the most valuable discoveries that has been made of late years in the republic of letters,' and endeavors to confirm it in such a manner that it shall be 'put beyond all doubt and controversy.'...