Chronology Entry
Year
1843
Text
Ruskin, John. Of the relative importance of truths [ID D27796].
"If I say that such and such a man in China is an opium eater, I say nothing very interesting, because my subject (such a man) is particular. If I say that all men in China are opium eaters, I say nothing interesting, because my subject (all men) is general. If I say that all men in China eat, I say nothing interesting because my predicate (eat) is general. If I say that all men in China eat opium, I say something interesting, because my predicate (eat opium) is particular."
"If I say that such and such a man in China is an opium eater, I say nothing very interesting, because my subject (such a man) is particular. If I say that all men in China are opium eaters, I say nothing interesting, because my subject (all men) is general. If I say that all men in China eat, I say nothing interesting because my predicate (eat) is general. If I say that all men in China eat opium, I say something interesting, because my predicate (eat opium) is particular."
Mentioned People (1)
Ruskin, John
(London 1819-1900 Brantwood, Lancashire) : Schriftsteller, Maler, Kunsthistoriker, Sozialphilosoph
Subjects
Literature : Occident : Great Britain
Documents (1)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
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| 1 | 1843 |
Ruskin, John. Of the relative importance of truths. In : Of general principles, and Of truth. In : Modern painters. Vol. 1. (London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 1843). (Library of English literature ; LEL 23621-23). [Enthält eine Eintragung über China]. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29907/29907-h/29907-h.htm. |
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