10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RISIBLE»
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risible in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
risible and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Writings of Charles S. Peirce: 1857-1866
And conversely man risible and man non-risible would have a less extension
than man. But we afterwards find that the class man non-risible does not exist
and is impossible. Henceforward the idea of man and that of risible man are
changed.
Charles Sanders Peirce, Max Harold Fisch, Christian J. W. Kloesel, 1982
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Encyclopædia britannica: or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, ...
Risible. Ri|>hoein his light shrivelled grain will go much farther in feed than the
plump grain would do. I saw the experiment made on wheat which was so
shrivelled that it was thought scarcely worth giving to fowls, and yet produced
heavy ...
Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig, 1796
3
Peirce and Contemporary Thought: Philosophical Inquiries
Relative to such an information base, men might come in two varieties: man
risible and man non-risible. In that setting, the connotation, intension, or
comprehension of "man" is less than both "man risible" and "man non-risible."
That is to say, ...
Kenneth Laine Ketner, 1995
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The Rule of Reason: The Philosophy of Charles Sanders Peirce
Consider, then, the proposition that all men are risible. This proposition conveys
information by declaring the extension of 'risible' to include the class of men and
the intension of 'man' to include the property of being risible. A proposition fails ...
Jacqueline Brunning, Paul Forster, 1997
5
An abridgment of Elements of criticism
Risible Objects. To amuse us in our waking hours, nature has kindly provided
many objects distinguished by the epithet risible, because they raise in us a
peculiar emotion, expressed externally by laughter, or pleasant and mirthful
exertion, ...
Lord Henry Home Kames, John Frost, 1848
A nose remarkably long or short, is risible ; but to want ^ it altogether, far from
provoking laughter, raises horror in the spectator. Secondly, With respect to
works both of nature and of art, none of - them are risible but what are out of rule,
some ...
Lord Henry Home Kames, 1788
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The Cambridge Translations of Medieval Philosophical Texts: ...
The conclusion: Therefore, the other [equal] is removed from the same thing, and
I will say 'If Socrates is not a man, Socrates is not risible.' The inferential power is
also thought to lie in the antecedent's predicate in respect of the consequent's ...
Norman Kretzmann, Eleonore Stump, 1988
8
Elements of criticism. 4. ed. With additions and improvements
However easy it may be, concerning any particular object, to say whether it be
risible or not, it seems difficult, if at all practicable, to establish any general
character, by which objects of that kind may be distinguished from others. Nor is
this a ...
Henry called Lord Kames Home, 1769
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Aquinas: A New Introduction
Such predicates are not included in their subjects, says Aquinas, but their
subjects are included in them.28 In 'Every human is risible,' for example, 'risible'
is not included in 'human' but 'human' is included in the definition of 'risible.' '
Risible' ...
10
Elements of criticism [by H. Home].
However easy it may be, concerning any particular object, to say whether it be
risible or not, it seems difficult, if at all practicable, to establish any general
character, by which objects of that kind may be distinguished from others. Nor is
that a ...
Henry Home (lord Kames.), 1817
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RISIBLE»
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risible is used in the context of the following news items.
Samba is as risible as The Intouchables
On the evidence of their worldwide smash The Intouchables, as well as their latest comedy-drama Samba, writer-directors Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Jul 15»
It is Now Indisputable That Pope Francis is a Risible Communist
His latest global warming “encyclical” has proven he subscribes to a risible, anti-western and anti-capitalist theology and is less a Catholic than a communist. «Wizbang, Jun 15»
Ofsted changes are 'risible', say union chiefs
OFSTED'S plans to change the way it inspects schools - including shorter, more frequent checks for those rated 'good' - have been branded 'risible' by union ... «Lancashire Telegraph, Jun 15»
The Longest Ride
The sexual symbolism of their courtship, notably Luke coaching Sophia to ride his mechanical bull, is truly risible, and the WWII flashbacks to Ira's past feel like a ... «The List, Jun 15»
FIFA Plays to Distract in the Risible United Passions
Frédéric Auburtin's absurdly hagiographic drama United Passions purports to tell the history of FIFA — the world's governing institution for soccer — from its ... «Miami New Times, Jun 15»
Far from free, gas is becoming the 'risible' market - all the way to the …
Adam Smith was right, a free market is best. If there is no market however, there can be no free market. Such is the case with gas. Notwithstanding the cries from ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
Fun Fact: Lefty Climate Hypocrisy Finds a Risible Home At The …
There is a wonderful predictability about the smug political left. Its members always want you to do as they say – not as they do (controlling the world is what ... «Breitbart News, Apr 15»
Human rights legal claim against FCA is risible
Our parent paper took the same view and has published a single piece. But that doesn't diminish the fact it is utterly risible codswallop - and every one of you, ... «FT Adviser, Feb 15»
'Fifty Shades' is risible, but Johnson as Ana is winsome
Johnson, the daughter of actress Melanie Griffith in her first major feature, has a great screen presence, a winning style with the film's often risible lines, and ... «Reuters, Feb 15»
Guantánamo Diary: 'I'd rather be a criminal and sitting home with my …
Mohamedou Ould Slahi outlines the risible, repetitive interrogation techniques employed by his captors at the Cuban detention centre • Declassified diary ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
