Joseph Glanvill Quotes on Mind
Joseph Glanvill was an English clergyman, philosopher, and an early Fellow of the Royal Society. This page collects quotes attributed to Joseph Glanvill on the topic of mind, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Joseph Glanvill:
“Inquiry is the proper duty of every rational soul.”
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“The knowledge we have of the Mathematicks , hath no reason to elate us; since by them we know but numbers , and figures , creatures of our own, and are yet ignorant of our Maker's .”
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“The belief of our Reason is an Exercise of Faith; and Faith is an Act of Reason.”
Essays on Several Important Subjects(1676) | No. 5 — "The Agreement of Reason and Religion" -
“No. 5 — "The Agreement of Reason and Religion"”
Essays on Several Important Subjects(1676)