The theory of vision vindicated and explained / edited, with annotations, by H.V.H. Cowell.

  • Berkeley, George, 1685-1753.
Date:
1860
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Credit: The theory of vision vindicated and explained / edited, with annotations, by H.V.H. Cowell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    fidered as one thing, which prejudice fuiteth well enough with the purpofe of life, and language is fuited to this prejudice. The work of fcience and fpeculation is to unravel our prejudices and miftakes, un- twifting the clofeft connexions, diftin- guifhing things that are different, inftead of confufed or perplexed, giving us diftind views, gradually correcting our judgment, and reducing it to a philofophical exadnefs. And as this work is the work of time, and done by degrees, it is extremely difficult, if at all poffible, to efcape the names of popular language, and the being betrayed thereby to fay things, ftridly fpeaking, neither true nor confident/ This makes thought and candour more efpecially neceffary in the reader. For, language being accommodated to the praenotions of men and ufe of life, it is difficult to exprefs therein the precife truth of things, which is fo diftant from their ufe, and fo contrary to our praenotions.^ ^ fie/i — -inf frfiv'C'-f-?/