"Rules for rendering the Mind a tabula rasa, on which the hand of Nature is to write by observation and experiments: and for expelling the prejudices, which have retarded the progress of the useful Sciences and Arts."
— Bruce, John (1745-1826)
Author
Place of Publication
Edinburgh
Publisher
Printed for W. Strahan, and T. Cadell, London; - and William Creech, Edinburgh, 1785
Date
1785
Metaphor
"Rules for rendering the Mind a tabula rasa, on which the hand of Nature is to write by observation and experiments: and for expelling the prejudices, which have retarded the progress of the useful Sciences and Arts."
Metaphor in Context
I. Rules for rendering the Mind a tabula rasa, on which the hand of Nature is to write by observation and experiments: [end page 178] and for expelling the prejudices, which have retarded the progress of the useful Sciences and Arts.
Prejudices--
--common to the species
--peculiar to every individual
--from verbal distinctions
--from the authority of systems of Philosophy
(pp. 178-9)
Prejudices--
--common to the species
--peculiar to every individual
--from verbal distinctions
--from the authority of systems of Philosophy
(pp. 178-9)
Categories
Provenance
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Citation
Bruce, John. First principles of philosophy, and their application to the subjects of taste, science, and history. By John Bruce, ... Third edition, enlarged Edinburgh, 1785. Based on information from English Short Title Catalogue. Eighteenth Century Collections Online. Gale Group.
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Date of Entry
10/13/2006
