| New Church gen. confer - 1874 - 608 halaman
...seem to be as stated by the eminent speaker when he said: " Is there'not a temptation to close to some extent with Lucretius, when he affirms that nature...spontaneously of herself without the meddling of the gods 1," But this may be said to be the first effect of all science. It is the faith of the untutored Indian,... | |
| 1876 - 782 halaman
...is certainly a very pertinent question of Mr. Tyndall, " Is there not a temptation to close to some extent with Lucretius when he affirms that nature...spontaneously of herself without the meddling of the gods ? " And we are tempted also to inquire how far modern science differs either in its principles or motions... | |
| 1887 - 544 halaman
...his celebrated Belfast address of 187 1. " Is there not a temptation," he says, " to close to some extent with Lucretius when he affirms that ' Nature...spontaneously of herself, without the meddling of the gods,'or with Bruno when he declares that matter is not ' that mere empty capacity which philosophers... | |
| Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1875 - 480 halaman
...constitution of nature has been in any way determined by intelligent design. Nature, according to Lucretius, is seen to do all things spontaneously, of herself, without the meddling of the gods. If by the gods we are to understand Mars, Bacchus, Apollo, and the rest, all honour be to Lucretius... | |
| Royal Microscopical Society (Great Britain) - 1874 - 350 halaman
...to do something similar in the case VOL. XII. P of life ? Is there not a temptation to close to some extent with Lucretius, when he affirms that " Nature...empty capacity which philosophers have pictured her to he, but the universal mother who brings forth all things as the fruit of her own womb " ? The questions... | |
| 1874 - 796 halaman
...not urged to do something similar in the case of life 1 Is there not a temptation to close, to some extent, with Lucretius, when he affirms that ' Nature...the meddling of the gods ; ' or with Bruno, when he dechires that Matter is not ' that mere empty capacity which philosophers have pictured her to be,... | |
| Sir Norman Lockyer - 1874 - 562 halaman
...not urged to do sonuthiiij similar in the case of life? Is there not a temptation to close to some extent with Lucretius, when he affirms that " Nature...things spontaneously of herself without the meddling oi" the gods?" or with Bruno, when he declares that matter is noc , ' ' that mere empty capacity which... | |
| 1874 - 610 halaman
...historiographer of creation is so profound that we cannot give him up just yet. Lucretius has said that " nature is seen to do all things spontaneously of herself, without the meddling of the gods ;" and the English philosopher in the year of grace 1874, agrees with him ; at least there is " a temptation... | |
| 1874 - 1020 halaman
...Lucretius — with whose theory Dr. Tyndall ia tempted to close to Vol. 73.— No. 442. 6 H some extent — that "nature is seen to do all things spontaneously of herself without the meddling of the gods." May we not well ask, to what has this atomic theory reduced the Deity, even as a creative power? —... | |
| 1874 - 532 halaman
...you will apprehend and keep in mind these things, nature, free at unce, and rid of her haughty lords, is seen to do all things spontaneously of herself, without the meddling of the gods." During the centuries between the first of these three philosophers and the last, the human intellect... | |
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