 It is genius, and not the want of it, that adulterates philosophy, and fills it with error and false theory. A creative imagination disdains the mean offices of digging for a foundation, of removing rubbish, and carrying materials; leaving these servile...  The Scientific Memoirs of Thomas Henry Huxley - Síða 361eftir Thomas Henry Huxley - 1902Heildartexta - Um bókina
 | 1764 - 592 síður
...Iccure the ground we have gained, there is no harm done ; a quicker eye jnay in time trace it farther. It is genius, and not the want of it, that adulterates philosophy, and fills it with error and falfe theory. A creative imagination dil'dains the mean office« rf digging for a foundation, of removing... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1810 - 502 síður
...secure the ground we have gained, there is no harm done -, a quicker eye may in time trace it further. It is genius, and not the want of it, that . adulterates...philosophy, and fills it with error and false theory. .A creative imagination disdains the mean offices of digging for a foundation, of removing rubbish,... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1811 - 522 síður
...principles, operations, and affections of the human mind. — " It is genius," says the learned Doctor, "and not the want of it;, that adulterates philosophy, and fills it with error and false theory. A creative imagination disdains the mean offices of digging for a foun-. dation, of removing rubbish,... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1811 - 620 síður
...authors of the systems which he was anxious to refute. " It is genius," he observes' in one passage, " and not the want of it, that adulterates philosophy, and " fills it with error and false theory. A creative imagina" tion disdains the mean offices of digging for a foundation, " of removing rubbish,... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1811 - 522 síður
...principles, operations, and affections of the human mind.— ?* It is genius," says the learned Doctor, " and not the want of it, that adulterates philosophy, and fills it with error and false thepry. A creative imagination disdains the mean offices of digging for a foundation, of removing rubbish,... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1811 - 590 síður
...philosopher of the first eminence has given to this prejudice the sanction of his authority, remarking, that " it is genius, and not the want of it, that " adulterates science, and fills it with error and false " theory;" and that "the treasures of knowledge, although... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1818 - 466 síður
...authors of the systems whieh he was anxious to refute. " It is genius," he observes in one passage, " and not the want of it, that adulterates philosophy, and fills it with error and false theory. A ereative imagination disdains the mean offiees of digging for a foundation, of removing rubbish,... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1816 - 644 síður
...philosopher of the first eminence has given to this prejudice the sanction of his authority, remarking, that " it is genius, and not the want of " it, that adulterates science, and fills it with error " and false theory ;" and that " the treasures of " knowledge, although... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1823 - 320 síður
...secure the ground we have gained, there is no harm done ; a quicker eye may in time trace it farther. It is genius, and not the want of it, that adulterates...philosophy, and fills it with error and false theory. A creative imagination disdains the mean offices of digging for a foundation, of removing rubbish,... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 410 síður
...authors of the systems which he was anxious to refute. " It is genius," he observes in one passage, " and not the want of it, that adulterates philosophy, and fills it with error and false theory. A creative imagination disdains the mean offices of digging for a foundation, of removing rubbish,... | |
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