 | John Stuart Mill - 1846 - 624 lapas
...experimental truths ; generalizations from observation. The proposition, Two straight lines cannot inclose a space — or in other words, Two straight lines which have once met, do not meet again, but continue to diverge — is an induction from the evidence of our senses. This... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1850 - 496 lapas
...experimental truths ; generalizations from observation. The proposition, Two straight lines cannot inclose a space, — or, in other words, Two straight lines which have once met do not meet again, but continue to diverge, — is an induction from the evidence of our senses." According... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1854 - 514 lapas
...experimental axioms — generalizations from observation. The proposition, ' Two straight lines cannot inclose a space' — or in other words, 'Two straight lines which have once met, do not meet again, but continue to diverge' — is an induction from the evidence of our senses." When... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1855 - 528 lapas
...experimental truths ; generalizations from observation. The proposition, Two straight lines cannot inelose a space, — or, in other words, Two straight lines which have once met do not meet again, but continue to diverge, — is an induction from the evidence of our senses." According... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1859 - 508 lapas
...axioms , — generalizations from observation. The proposition, ' Two straight lines cannot inclose a space' — or in other words, ' Two straight lines which have once met, do not meet again, but continue to diverge' — is an induction from the evidence of our senses." When... | |
 | George Jacob Holyoake - 1866 - 118 lapas
...truths — generalisations from observation. The proposition that Two straight lines cannot inclose a space— or, in other words, Two straight lines which have once met do not meet again, but continue to diverge — is an induction from the evidence of our senses.'^ '... | |
 | University of the State of New York - 1869 - 218 lapas
...experimental truths; generalizations from observation. The proposition, two straight lines cannot inclose a space, or, in other words, two straight lines which have once met do not meet again, but continue to diverge, is an induction from the evidence of our senses." In this... | |
 | 1878 - 608 lapas
...II., cv, §§4, 5), is that these axioms are "experimental truths; generalisations from observation. The proposition, Two straight lines cannot enclose...other words, Two straight lines which have once met, do not meet again, but continue to diverge — is an induction from the evidence of our senses". With... | |
 | 1878 - 916 lapas
...evidence on which they rest ? I answer, they are experimental truths ; generalizations from observation. The proposition, Two straight lines cannot enclose...other words, Two straight lines which have once met, do not meet again, but continue to diverge — is au induction from the evidence of our senses." This... | |
 | 1878 - 692 lapas
...II., cv, §§4, 5), is that these axioms are "experimental truths; generalisations from observation. The proposition, Two straight lines cannot enclose...other words, Two straight lines which have once met, do not meet again, but continue to diverge — is an induction from the evidence of our senses". With... | |
| |
It remains to inquire what is the ground of our belief in axioms — what is the evidence on which they rest? I answer, they are experimental truths, generalizations from observation. The proposition, "Two straight lines cannot... 
