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Click on the phrases to see them in context. The original texts by Immanuel Kant and David Hume are available from the Gutenberg Projet.
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The latter has, indeed, this advantage, that the representations of space and time do not come in their way when they wish to judge of objects, not as phenomena, but merely in their relation to the understanding. We cannot say, "All things are in time," because in this conception of things in general, we abstract and make no mention of any sort of intuition of things. This would be a negative belief, which could not, indeed, produce morality and good sentiments, but still could produce an analogon of these, by operating as a powerful restraint on the outbreak of evil dispositions. Actions are, indeed, better indications of a character than words, or even wishes and sentiments; but it is only so far as they are such indications, that they are attended with love or hatred, praise or blame. It is certain we are infinitely touched with a tender sentiment, as well as with a great one. It follows that an infinite given quantity, consequently an infinite world (both as regards time and extension) is impossible.