 A Being of great but limited power, how or by what limited we cannot even conjecture ; of great, and perhaps unlimited intelligence, but perhaps, also, more narrowly limited than his power : who desires, and pays some regard to, the happiness of his creatures,...  John Stuart Mill: A Study of His Philosophy - Sida 266efter Charles Douglas - 1895 - 274 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Albert Gehring - 1925 - 296 sidor
...to the attributes of the Being who is thus indicated by natural theology, Mill concludes that he is a "Being of great but limited power, how or by what...supposed to have created the universe for that purpose alone." 2 Evidently a conclusion widely at variance with the views of traditional religion, according... | |
 | Jerome Arthur Stone - 1992 - 282 sidor
...radically. These, then, are the net results of Natural Theology on the question of the divine attributes. A Being of great but limited power, how or by what...supposed to have created the universe for that purpose alone. Such is the Deity whom Natural Religion points to; and any idea of God more captivating than... | |
 | James Middleton Cox - 2004 - 528 sidor
...Bible: The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth (Boston: Beacon Press, 1989) 30. MMill described God as: a Being of great but limited power, how or by what...supposed to have created the universe for that purpose alone. John Stuart Mill, Three Essays on Religion (New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1874) 194. For an... | |
 | Bimal Krishna Matilal - 2004 - 212 sidor
...lead up to: 'a being of great but limited power ... of great and perhaps unlimited intelligence, . . . who desires, and pays some regard to, the happiness...supposed to have created the universe for that purpose alone'. (Theism, 1887, p. 194). Kenny quotes this passage of Mill with approval and comments that certainly... | |
 | Robert Devigne - 2008 - 319 sidor
...summarizes a morally and intellectually consistent position for natural religion on the attributes of God: "A Being of great but limited power, how or by what...his creatures, but who seems to have other motives which he cares more for, and who can hardly be supposed to have created the universe for that purpose... | |
 | Anthony Kenny - 2006 - 196 sidor
...follows. These, then, are the net results of natural theology on the question of the divine attributes. A being of great but limited power, how or by what...intelligence, but perhaps also more narrowly limited power than this, who desires, and pays some regard to, the happiness of his creatures, but who seems... | |
 | S. Morris Engel, Angelika Soldan, Kevin Durand - 2007 - 484 sidor
...words: These, then, are the net results of natural theology on the question of the divine attributes. A Being of great but limited power, how or by what...conjecture; of great and perhaps unlimited intelligence; who desires, and pays some regard to the happiness of His creatures, but who scorns to have other motives... | |
 | 1892 - 812 sidor
...1 90 ff. 194: These, then, are the results of Natural Theology on the question of divine attributes A Being of great but limited power, how or by what...action which he cares more for, and who can hardly be sup posed to have created the universe for that purpose alone. t$gt. audj Pfleiderer aa O. 822ff. (Ф.... | |
 | 1877 - 650 sidor
...attributes. A being of great but limited powers ... of great, and perhaps unlimited intelligence . . . who desires and pays some regard to the happiness...supposed to have created the universe for that purpose alone. Such is the Deity whom Natural Eeligion points to, and any idea of God more captivating than... | |
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