It seems to me, that the only objects of the abstract sciences or of demonstration are quantity and number, and that all attempts to extend this more perfect species of knowledge beyond these bounds are mere sophistry and illusion.


An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (1748), ed. L. A. Selby-Bigge (1894), section 7, part 3

David Hume Quotes

It seems to me, that the only objects of the abstract sciences or of demonstration are quantity and number, and that all attempts to extend this more ...

It seems to me, that the only objects of the abstract sciences or of demonstration are quantity and number, and that all attempts to extend this more ...

It seems to me, that the only objects of the abstract sciences or of demonstration are quantity and number, and that all attempts to extend this more ...

It seems to me, that the only objects of the abstract sciences or of demonstration are quantity and number, and that all attempts to extend this more ...