Phenomena

A substance, however, being to us nothing but either that which causes, or that which is conscious of, phenomena; and the same being true, _mutatis mutandis_, of attributes; no assertion can be made, at least with a meaning, concerning these unknown and unknowable entities, except in virtue of the Phenomena by which alone they manifest themselves to our faculties.

A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive (Vol. 1 of 2) John Stuart Mill 1839

Thus the word Creation may have a real sense if we consider it as the first, if we can conceive a first, in the present order of natural phenomena; but in the vulgar sense a creation of all things at a certain time, followed by a quiescence of the first cause, and an abandonment of all sequences of Phenomena to the laws of

Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius 1839

A substance, however, being to us nothing but either that which causes, or that which is conscious of, phenomena; and the same being true, _mutatis mutandis_, of attributes; no assertion can be made, at least with a meaning, concerning these unknown and unknowable entities, except in virtue of the Phenomena by which alone they manifest themselves to our faculties.

A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive John Stuart Mill 1839

And Seth drops that idea in "Phenomena" - things are not what they seem to be nor are they otherwise.

Austinist 2009

Intriguingly, the exhibition juxtaposes Bacon's copy of this battered paperback with his copy of a book called Phenomena of Materialism: A Contribution to the Investigation of Mediumistic Teleplastics, by Baron Von Shrenk Notzing.

Film | guardian.co.uk 2008

| Comments (0) phenomena blair and jc have posted some awesome 70's and 80's cinematic theme music in the last couple days, so i thought i'd pitch in. here's the main theme from italian horror master Dario Argento's 1985 film "Phenomena" (which, aside from being a great horror flick, starred a 14 year old Jennifer Connelly).

Music (For Robots): January 2005 Archives 2005

Well, to discuss this further I'm joined by David Barratt, a senior editor at "Phenomena" magazine, and Maev Kennedy, a journalist whose been covering the trial for Britain's "Guardian" newspaper.

CNN Transcript Mar 25, 2006 2006

'Phenomena' may amuse women and children, but the real beauty of the system lies in the promised attainment of happiness.

Mr. Isaacs 1881

"Phenomena" begin in the first chapter of "A Sicilian Romance," mysterious lights wander about uninhabited parts of the castle, and are vainly investigated by young Ferdinand, son of the Marquis.

Adventures Among Books Andrew Lang 1878

During "Phenomena", Karen O. prowled around the stage striking alternate poses of a boxer, exotic dancer and jaguar.

PopMatters Ben Schumer 2009