| John Elliott Cairnes - 1857 - 204 Seiten
...reached the deductive stage. Its premises are not arbitrary figments of the mind, formed without any reference to concrete existences, like those of Mathematics...like those of the purely inductive natural sciences. But, like Mechanics or Astronomy, its premises represent positive facts ; whilst its conclusions, like... | |
| Amasa Walker - 1866 - 546 Seiten
...laborer, or in nothingness, or in positive injury to him who performs it, — we could have no science <f political economy. dental. Each thing is susceptible...of the sun's rays, the agencies of wind, water, and steam, — all the dynamical forces and mechanical supports at his hand. He must, therefore, recognize... | |
| Amasa Walker - 1866 - 554 Seiten
...fundamental principles is hypothetical or problematic. None of its methods are whimsical or accidental. Eacli thing is susceptible of clear demonstration. All its...of the sun's rays, the agencies of wind, water, and steam, — all the dynamical forces and mechanical supports at his hand. He must, therefore, recognize... | |
| Amasa Walker - 1869 - 562 Seiten
...susceptible of clear demonstration. All its parts are calculable. "Political economy plainly belongs to tbe same class of sciences with mechanics, astronomy,...of the earth, the stimulating quality of the sun's raya, the agencies of wind, water, and steam, — all the dynamical forces and mechanical supports... | |
| John Elliot Cairnes - 1869 - 208 Seiten
...reached the deductive stage. Its premises are not arbitrary figments of the mind, formed without any reference to concrete existences, like those of Mathematics...nor are its conclusions mere generalized statements oi observed facts, like those of the purely inductive natural sciences. But, like Mechanics or Astronomy,... | |
| John Elliott Cairnes - 1875 - 230 Seiten
...Chemistry, Electricity, and, in general, all those physical sciences which have reached the deductive stage. Its premises are not arbitrary figments of...like those of the purely inductive natural sciences. But, like Mechanics or Astronomy, its premises represent positive facts ; while its conclusions, like... | |
| John Elliott Cairnes - 1875 - 260 Seiten
...and, in general, all those physical sciences which have reached the deductive stage. Its premisses are not arbitrary figments of the mind, formed without...like those of the purely inductive natural sciences. But, like Mechanics or Astronomy, its premisses represent positive facts ; whilst its conclusions,... | |
| John Elliott Cairnes - 1875 - 300 Seiten
...and, in general, all those physical sciences which have reached the deductive stage. Its premisses are not arbitrary figments of the mind, formed without...like those of the purely inductive natural sciences. But, like Mechanics or Astronomy, its premisses represent positive facts ; whilst its conclusions,... | |
| John Elliott Cairnes - 1888 - 244 Seiten
...Chemistry, Electricity, and, in general, all those physical sciences which have reached the deductive stage. Its premises are not arbitrary figments of...like those of the purely inductive natural sciences. But, like Mechanics or Astronomy, its premises represent positive facts ; while its conclusions, like... | |
| Thomas A. Boylan, Tadhg Foley - 2003 - 384 Seiten
...political economy as like the physical sciences that had reached the 'deductive stage': Its premisses are not arbitrary figments of the mind, formed without...like those of the purely inductive natural sciences. But, like Mechanics or Astronomy, its premisses represent positive facts; whilst its conclusions, like... | |
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