 | Herbert Wildon Carr - 1922 - 368 σελίδες
...in the famous story of Dr. Johnson claiming to have refuted Berkeley's theory by kicking a stone, " that though we are satisfied his doctrine is not true, it is impossible to refute it." The reason is that our first reflexion on experience, the ordinary reflexion which leads to scientific... | |
 | Cyril Edwin Mitchinson Joad - 1926 - 156 σελίδες
...Johnson : 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 it rebounded from it, ' I refute it thus ! ' " You see you... | |
 | James Boswell - 1928 - 368 σελίδες
...545): After we came out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley't ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existence of...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 a stout... | |
 | Ralph Tyler Flewelling - 1926 - 654 σελίδες
...Between Bishop Berkeley and Dr. Samuel 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... | |
 | Leopold Damrosch - 1989 - 276 σελίδες
...literally confirm the existence of substance. After we came out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious...universe is merely ideal. I observed, that though we are satisf1ed his doctrine is not true, it is impossible to refute it. I never shall forget the alacrity... | |
 | Colin Brown, Steve Wilkens, Alan G. Padgett - 1990 - 456 σελίδες
...where they had spent some time in prayer, James Boswell found himself discussing with Dr. Johnson the Bishop Berkeley's "ingenious sophistry to prove the...that every thing in the universe is merely ideal." Boswell recalls how I observed, that though we are satisfied his doctrine is not true, it is impossible... | |
 | Peter Walmsley - 1990 - 236 σελίδες
...Pembroke, Leibniz and Elizabeth Montagu, as well as Clarke and Whiston.14 Boswell too felt tongue-tied: 'though we are satisfied his doctrine is not true, it is impossible to refute it'.15 Hume was moved to make this analysis of his feelings on reading Berkeley's work: " GS Rousseau... | |
 | Allen Kent, James G. Williams - 1993 - 442 σελίδες
...analogous to Johnson's refutation of Berkeley's scepticism on the reality of the material world — "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' " (62, vol. 1, p.... | |
 | Irma S. Lustig - 308 σελίδες
...refute it thus") can summon up a whole scene*"After we came out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious...with which Johnson answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone, till he rebounded from it, 'I refute it thus" (1: 471). Johnson's... | |
 | Alex Callinicos - 1995 - 266 σελίδες
...Berkeley's idealism. Boswell tells the story: 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 ideal. I observed, that though we are satisfied his doctrine is not true, it is impossible to refute... | |
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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... 
