“We have a mistaken notion of antiquity, calling that so which in truth is the world's nonage.”
Quote by Joseph Glanvill
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Joseph Glanvill
Joseph Glanvill was a 17th-century English writer known for his philosophical and theological works. His writings covered a wide range of topics including natural philosophy, moral philosophy, and mysticism. more
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Source: Scepsis Scientifica: Or, Confest Ignorance, the Way to Science; In an Essay of The Vanity of Dogmatizing, and Confident Opinon. With a Reply to the Exceptions of the Learned Thomas Albius
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Source: Scepsis Scientifica: Or, Confest Ignorance, the Way to Science
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Source: Scepsis Scientifica: Or, Confest Ignorance, the Way to Science ; in an Essay of the Vanity of Dogmatizing and Confident Opinion
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Source: Scepsis Scientifica: Or, Confest Ignorance, the Way to Science ; in an Essay of the Vanity of Dogmatizing and Confident Opinion
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Source: Collected works of Joseph Glanvill