 | James Boswell - 1900 - 928 pages
...the protection of your Creator and Redeemer." After we came out of the church, we stood talking for ames Boswell everything in the universe is merely ideal. I observed that, though we are satisfied his doctrine is... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1901 - 320 pages
...impossible to "swallow," understand, &c. 192. 23. Dr Johnson. See Boswell's 'Life,' sub anno 1763: "I never shall forget the alacrity with which Johnson answered — striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone, till he rebounded from it — ' I refute it thus.'" 192. 28. Tom... | |
 | Henry Augustin Beers - 1904 - 294 pages
...of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry, to prove the non-existence of matter and that everything in the universe is merely ideal. I observed that,...with which Johnson answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone till he rebounded from it, ' Sir, I refute it tlmsS " This method... | |
 | James Boswell - 1904 - 1590 pages
...REDEEMER.' 7 1763] BISHOP BERKELEY'S SOPHISTRY 315 After we came out of the church, we stood talking for I' noi) true, it is impossible to refute it. I never shallforget the alacrity with which Johnson answered,... | |
 | Henry Augustin Beers - 1904 - 292 pages
...be found than Boswell's anecdote of Johnson : " After we came out of the church we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious...sophistry, to prove the non-existence of matter and that everything in the universe is merely ideal. I observed that, though we are satisfied his doctrine is... | |
 | Charles Wells Moulton - 1910 - 616 pages
...1758, Academical or Sceptical Philosophy, note. After we came out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious...of matter, and that every thing in the universe is simply ideal. I observed, that though we are satisfied his doctrine is not true, it is impossible to... | |
 | Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Robert Grant Martin - 1916 - 566 pages
...protection of your CREATOR [2210 and REDEEMER." After we came out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious...refute it. I never shall forget the alacrity with which John- [2220 son answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone, till he rebounded... | |
 | John Franklin Genung - 1921 - 392 pages
...his theory of the non-existence of matter, when it was first broached. "I observed," says Boswell, "that though we are satisfied his doctrine is not...with which Johnson answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone, till he rebounded from it, 'I refute it thus.' " This was not philosophy,... | |
 | John Franklin Genung - 1921 - 392 pages
...his theory of the non-existence of matter, when it was first broached. "I observed," says Boswell, "that though we are satisfied his doctrine is not...with which Johnson answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone, till he rebounded from it, 'I refute it thus.'" This was not philosophy,... | |
 | George Berkeley - 1922 - 346 pages
...always answered as Dr. Johnson did. " After we came out of church," says Boswell, " we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious...sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that everything in the universe is merely ideal. I observed, that though we are satisfied his doctrine is... | |
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After we came out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that every thing in the universe is merely ideal. I observed, that though we are satisfied his... 
