Artículos relacionados a Select Works |chalmers, Thomas (Volume 1)
Sinopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854. Excerpt: ... LECTURES ON THE ROMANS. INTRODUCTORY LECTURE. It is possible to conceive the face of our world overspread wnn a thick and midnight darkness, and without so much as a particle of light to alleviate it from any one quarter of the firmament around us. In this case it were of no avail to the people who live in it that all of them were in possession of sound and perfect eyes. The organ of sight may be entire and yet nothing be seen, from the total absence of external light among the objects on every side of us. Or in other words, to bring about the perception of that which is without, it is not enough that we have the power of vision among men; but in addition to this, there must be a visibility in the trees, and the houses, and the mountains, and the living creatures, which are now in the ordinary discernment of men. But, on the other band, we may reverse the supposition. W e may conceive an entire luminousness to be extended over the face of nature--while the faculty of sight was wanting among all the individuals of our species. In this case, the external light would be of as little avail towards our perception of any object at a distance from us, as the mere possession of the sense of seeing was in the former instance. Both must conspire to the effect of our being rendered conversant with the external world through the medium of the eye. And if the power of vision was not enough, without a visibility on the part of the things which are around us, by God saying, Let there be light--as little is their visibility enough, without the power of vision, stamped as an endowment by the hand of God on the creatures whom He has formed. Now we can conceive that both these defects or disabilities in VOL. T. A the way of vision may exist at the same time--or that all the...
"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.
Reseña del editor
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854. Excerpt: ... LECTURES ON THE ROMANS. INTRODUCTORY LECTURE. It is possible to conceive the face of our world overspread wnn a thick and midnight darkness, and without so much as a particle of light to alleviate it from any one quarter of the firmament around us. In this case it were of no avail to the people who live in it that all of them were in possession of sound and perfect eyes. The organ of sight may be entire and yet nothing be seen, from the total absence of external light among the objects on every side of us. Or in other words, to bring about the perception of that which is without, it is not enough that we have the power of vision among men; but in addition to this, there must be a visibility in the trees, and the houses, and the mountains, and the living creatures, which are now in the ordinary discernment of men. But, on the other band, we may reverse the supposition. W e may conceive an entire luminousness to be extended over the face of nature--while the faculty of sight was wanting among all the individuals of our species. In this case, the external light would be of as little avail towards our perception of any object at a distance from us, as the mere possession of the sense of seeing was in the former instance. Both must conspire to the effect of our being rendered conversant with the external world through the medium of the eye. And if the power of vision was not enough, without a visibility on the part of the things which are around us, by God saying, Let there be light--as little is their visibility enough, without the power of vision, stamped as an endowment by the hand of God on the creatures whom He has formed. Now we can conceive that both these defects or disabilities in VOL. T. A the way of vision may exist at the same time--or that all the...
"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.
(Ningún ejemplar disponible)
Buscar: Crear una petición¿No encuentra el libro que está buscando? Seguiremos buscando por usted. Si alguno de nuestros vendedores lo incluye en IberLibro, le avisaremos.
Crear una petición
