 | 1886 - 400 halaman
...to any common measure with material changes. When Professor Huxley, in his Belfast lecture, spoke of man as nothing but " a part of the great series of...has been, and shall be — the sum of existence," I have no doubt that he expressed Mr. Herbert Spencer's conviction as well as his own. Now, what seems... | |
 | 1875 - 1012 halaman
...in the prosecution of this aim we have ourselves no voice whatever; since we are nothing but " parts of the great series of causes and effects, which,...has been, and shall be — the sum of existence." Into such high philosophy I do not care to enter. It is like the " lunar politics " of Professor Huxley... | |
 | 1875 - 1036 halaman
...but, nevertheless" (inasmuch as our likings are not really, at bottom, of our own making), " parts of the great series of causes and effects which, in...has been, and shall be — the sum of existence." This is perfectly intelligible. We may admire or abhor the picture of ourselves which is thus presented... | |
 | 1875 - 844 halaman
...much-abused term — inasmuch as in many respects we are able to do as we like — but none the less parts of the great series of causes and effects which, in...and has been, and shall be — the sum of existence. As to the logical consequences of this conviction of mine, I may be permitted to remark that logical... | |
 | Malcolm Guthrie - 1877 - 130 halaman
...less parts of the same great series of causes and effects which, in unbroken continuity, comprises that which is, and has been, and shall be — the sum of existence." — (Huxley, Fortnightly Review, p. 577, 1874.) I cannot say that I quite understand what is meant... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1878 - 832 halaman
...mechanical forces or energies. Man, being the product of mechanical force, can only represent a unit in ' the great series of causes and effects which, in unbroken...and has been, and shall be, the sum of existence. ' \ In fine, he is a machine, an automaton, with no more real control over his actions than has the... | |
 | Thomas Martin Herbert - 1879 - 512 halaman
...in any region of the universe within reach of our powers. If we become part, then everything becomes part of ' the great series of causes 'and effects...has been, and shall be — the sum of ' existence.' Therefore our contention that physical science, finding no evidence of volition or of consciousness... | |
 | Thomas Martin Herbert - 1879 - 480 halaman
...in any region of the universe within reach of our powers. If we become part, then everything becomes part of ' the great series of causes ' and effects...has been, and shall be — the sum of ' existence.' Therefore our contention that physical science, finding no evidence of volition or of consciousness... | |
 | Thomas Henry Huxley - 1881 - 372 halaman
...much-abused term — inasmuch as in many respects we are able to do as we like — but none the less parts of the great series of causes and effects which, in...and has been, and shall be — the sum of existence. As to the logical consequences of this conviction of mine, I may be permitted to remark that logical... | |
 | Charles Bray - 1883 - 352 halaman
...Professor Huxley says that in many respects we are able to do as we like, but are none the less parts of the great series of causes and effects, which,...and has been, and shall be — the sum of existence. I quite agree with this, but that continuity would be broken were we to leave Mind — the strongest... | |
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We are conscious automata, endowed with free will in the only intelligible sense of that much-abused term — inasmuch as in many respects we are able to do as we like — but none the less parts of the great series of causes and effects which, in unbroken... 
