| 单词 | inconceivability |
| 例句 | Lulu and Courtney cry at once, but this inconceivability is eclipsed by Clementine, who says, “Can I try on your hat?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Travis is trying to keep his family, and probably himself, from losing it, and the show needs a true believer to embody the inconceivability of a total collapse of order. 'Fear the Walking Dead' Recap: Wake Up, Travis 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z “Conceivability or inconceivability is a life’s work—it’s not something where you just screw up your head for a second!” Daniel Dennett’s Science of the Soul 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z But the inconceivability of a particular modification of the nose affecting the germ-cells in a specific and representative way is a different kind of inconceivability. Herbert Spencer 2012-02-29T03:00:20.773Z The Archdeacon, however, after quoting Sir William Hamilton as to the inconceivability of space as absolute or infinite, takes occasion to say that "space is an entity." The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z Each is inconceivable; and the inconceivability of each is referable to the same cause, namely, mental imbecility. Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation 2011-10-29T02:00:13.723Z But in truth the point is of little importance; since inconceivability, in Mr. Spencer's theory, is only a test of truth, inasmuch as it is a test of believability. A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive 7th Edition, Vol. I 2011-03-01T03:00:43.470Z After the extraordinary revelations of the spectroscope—nay, after the astounding discovery of Röntgen—the word impossible should be cast aside, and inconceivability cease to be regarded as any criterion. Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language Let us consider what Spencer has said in regard to "inconceivability." Herbert Spencer 2012-02-29T03:00:20.773Z Both, however, alike aim at an object which is beyond positive conception, and which can be accepted only as something to be believed in spite of its inconceivability. The Philosophy of the Conditioned It is not impossible that the inconceivability of eventual rivalry should be one of these. Too Old for Dolls A Novel The test of inconceivability does not represent the aggregate of past experience 296 3. —nor is implied in every process of thought 299 4. A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive 7th Edition, Vol. I 2011-03-01T03:00:43.470Z “The inconceivability of its negation is the test by which we ascertain whether a given belief invariably exists or not.” A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive The inconceivability is a general one; it is due to the difficulty of imaging the complexity of matter. Herbert Spencer 2012-02-29T03:00:20.773Z The whole of Mr. Mansel’s argument for the inconceivability of the Infinite and of the Absolute is one long ignoratio elenchi. The Philosophy of the Conditioned It may or may not be the case that they do; but there is no scientific ground for dogmatism on the subject, nor any reason for asserting the inconceivability of such a thing. Life and Matter A Criticism of Professor Haeckel's 'Riddle of the Universe' But to see her radiant with intellectual enthusiasm, one has but to start a discussion of the nebular hypothesis, or to touch upon the atomic theory, or doubt the inconceivability of matter. The Arena Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 How did the inconceivability of antipodes prove that experience had given any testimony against their possibility? A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive It may be summed up in the phrase "the inconceivability of the opposite." Herbert Spencer 2012-02-29T03:00:20.773Z Heredity and the origin of life must be taken into account; the "inconceivability" of the process has some weight; and the apparent infringement of the law of Conservation of Energy is a serious objection. The Problems of Psychical Research Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal Distinction between "inconceivability" in a formal or symbolical, and in a material or realisable sense. A Candid Examination of Theism I will not insist that this thing or these things are inconceivable, mere phrases, not ideas; for, even so, it would remain possible that Shakespeare had tried to represent an inconceivability. Shakespearean Tragedy Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth Whether, notwithstanding this inconceivability, it does so exist, or not, is a point on which I offer no opinion. Lay Sermons, Addresses and Reviews Dr. Whewell held, not that the inconceivability of the contradictory of a proposition is a proof of its truth co-equal with experience, but that its value transcends experience. John Stuart Mill; His Life and Works Twelve Sketches by Herbert Spencer, Henry Fawcett, Frederic Harrison, and Other Distinguished Authors She meant Mr. and Mrs. Jervis, who, in the inconceivability of their absence on Frances's Bay, wondered more than ever why their daughter Rosalind found them so impossible. The Tree of Heaven With this distinction clearly understood, I may now proceed to observe that in everyday life we constantly apply the test of relative inconceivability as a test of truth. A Candid Examination of Theism Now, just think what a huge—I was going to say—inconceivability that supposition is. Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) They had arrived in Sedara at the time of the month when the major part of the population was in their phase of inconceivability; as relative to their menstrual cycles. Scorched Earth Nevertheless, according to Spencer, it is too much to conclude with the thinkers just mentioned, that the idea of the absolute is a mere expression for inconceivability, and its existence problematical. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time She had a weak pipe of a voice and inconceivabilities of ignorance. The Reverberator And in the vast majority of cases this test of relative inconceivability is, for all practical purposes, as valid a test of truth as is the test of absolute conceivability. A Candid Examination of Theism The conclusion is that inconceivability is not an infallible proof of the absence of a fact, and that we must follow our experience even if it conflicts with our reason. To Infidelity and Back Rulhiere nowhere says so; but that is gradually one's own perception of the matter; no other refuge for you out of flat inconceivability. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 21 The criterion of truth is the inconceivability of the negation. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time But now we have to ask, How much does this inconceivability signify? The Unseen World and Other Essays It only remains to show that disputants on either side are apt to endow this test of relative inconceivability with far more than its real logical worth. A Candid Examination of Theism In it I learned "that inconceivability is not a criterion of impossibility," as rationalism claims. To Infidelity and Back Now, for the sake of distinction, I shall call the first of these usages the test of absolute inconceivability, and the second the test of relative inconceivability. A Candid Examination of Theism Herbert Spencer quoted on inconceivability of cosmic evolution as due to Mind. A Candid Examination of Theism Distinction between "inconceivability" in an absolute and in a relative sense. A Candid Examination of Theism The mystery of existence and the inconceivability of matter thinking are their common data. A Candid Examination of Theism Let me introduce a few of these contradictions or inconceivabilities. To Infidelity and Back We do reach our mouth, the minute-hand does overtake the hour-hand, objects do move in space, etc., rationalism and inconceivability to the contrary notwithstanding. To Infidelity and Back |
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