 From this it follows, that an a priori perception, and not an empirical perception, underlies all conceptions of pure space. Accordingly, no geometrical proposition, as, for instance, that any two sides of a triangle are greater than the third side, can...  Elements of logic - Page 344by Richard Whately (abp. of Dublin.) - 1848Full view - About this book
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