Part 29 (1/2)
”But if a nifies talking about it?”
”Our eyes,” said the Doctor, ”are nothing at all but the inlets of sensation, and e see a thing, all we are aware of is, that we have a sensation of it: we are not aware that the thing exists We are sure of nothing that we see with our eyes”
”Not without spectacles,” said Aunt Judy
”Plato, for instance, maintains that the sensation of any object is produced by a perpetual succession of copies, i off froan of sensation Descartes, too, has explained the s”
”But does the world exist?” asked the Schoolood deal h the ablest heads are for non-existence”
”In common cases,” said Uncle Tim, ”those who utter nonsense are considered blockheads”
”But in metaphysics,” said the Doctor, ”the case is different”
”Now all this is hocus-pocus to -work, and scratching her forehead with one of the needles, ”I don't understand a bit more of the business than I did at first”
”I'll be bound there is many a learned professor,” said Uncle Ti yarn of ibe at his favorite science
”That is as the caseof wisdo to poke the fire, ”and when a in to build up in thefor granted,” said the Doctor
”But is that a sure way of going to work?”
”'Tis the only thing he can do,” replied the Doctor, after a pause, and rubbing his forehead as if he was not altogether satisfied that his foundation was a solid one My grandfather ht have posed hio on
”Metaphysics, to speak exactly----”
”Ah,” interrupted the Schoolar fractions, and then we shall understand it”
”'Tis the consideration of is”
”Co a pinch of snuff, ”now I see into it”
”Thus, man is considered, not in his corporeality, but in his essence or capability of being; for a man, metaphysically, or to metaphysical purposes, hath two natures, that of spirituality, and that of corporeality, which may be considered separate”
”What man?” asked Uncle Tim
”Why, any man; Malachi there, for example; I may consider him as Malachi spiritual, or Malachi corporeal”
”That is true,” said Malachi, ”for when I was in theto the drummer”