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... style , which unites the most sublime images with the most rigorous pre- cision , one is disposed to regard him as the greatest , the most universal , and the most eloquent of philo- sophers . ' 6 6 As Hallam has remarked , it is a ...
... style , which unites the most sublime images with the most rigorous pre- cision , one is disposed to regard him as the greatest , the most universal , and the most eloquent of philo- sophers . ' 6 6 As Hallam has remarked , it is a ...
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... style of Descartes has an indescribable charm ; its perspicuity , whether he wrote in French or Latin , is even wonderful . His mastery of his native lan- guage , at least for philosophical purposes , the netteté * Vol . iii . pp . 266 ...
... style of Descartes has an indescribable charm ; its perspicuity , whether he wrote in French or Latin , is even wonderful . His mastery of his native lan- guage , at least for philosophical purposes , the netteté * Vol . iii . pp . 266 ...
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Henry Rogers. of his style ( the more remarkable as Pascal had not yet fully developed the resources of the French tongue and consecrated it to the uses of literature ) , render his compositions even now very agreeable reading . But the ...
Henry Rogers. of his style ( the more remarkable as Pascal had not yet fully developed the resources of the French tongue and consecrated it to the uses of literature ) , render his compositions even now very agreeable reading . But the ...
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... style .. It shows us what can be done even for the development of the most abstruse thoughts ; and he who would be a great metaphysical writer would do well to revolve frequently the writings of Descartes . * 6 * It is much to the ...
... style .. It shows us what can be done even for the development of the most abstruse thoughts ; and he who would be a great metaphysical writer would do well to revolve frequently the writings of Descartes . * 6 * It is much to the ...
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Henry Rogers. D'Alembert's description of the highest merit of phi- losophical style exactly applies to that of Descartes : ' Le premier devoir de la philosophie est d'instruire , et ce n'est qu'en instruisant qu'elle peut plaire ; son ...
Henry Rogers. D'Alembert's description of the highest merit of phi- losophical style exactly applies to that of Descartes : ' Le premier devoir de la philosophie est d'instruire , et ce n'est qu'en instruisant qu'elle peut plaire ; son ...
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