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Show are all set to the hypothesis of the perma nence of nature. W are not built like ship to be tossed, but like a house to stand It is a natural consequence of this structure, that, so long as the active power predominate over the reflective, we resis wit mor indignation any hint that nature i short-live or mutabl tha spirit The broker, the wheelwright, the carpenter, the toll-man, are muc the intimation But whilst w acquiesc displease a entirely in th permanence of natural laws, the questio of the absolute existence of nature, still remains open. It is the uniform effect of culture on the human mind, not to shake ou faith in the stability of particular phenomena, as of heat, water, azote; but tolead u to regard nature as a phenomenon, not substance; to attribute necessary existenc to spirit; to estee nature as an acciden and an effect To the senses and the unrenewe under standing, belongs a sort of instinctive belie in the absolute existence of nature & I their view, man and nature are indissolu bly joined. Things are ultimates, and the never look beyond their sphere & Th 6 Digital Image © 2005 Marriott Li |