cognize

Example Sentences

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Yet we cognize him, but this is by an immediate intuition, in which we know him as he is in himself.

From Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation by Jones, Jesse H.

But I cannot for this reason say that I cognize this property of a straight line from principles—I cognize it only in pure intuition.

From The Critique of Pure Reason by Meiklejohn, John Miller Dow

The external and the internal ear, like the ear-trumpet, are purely material, and by means of them we are able to cognize those material emanations called sound.

From Beyond by Hubbard, Henry Seward

We cannot conceive of any higher creation, because we cannot add an attribute to those we already possess, any more than we can conceive of an additional sense by which to cognize such new attribute.

From The Philosophy of Evolution Together With a Preliminary Essay on The Metaphysical Basis of Science by Carpenter, Stephen H. (Stephen Haskins)

Take away matter, and mortal mind could not cognize its own so-called substance, and this so-called mind would have no identity.

From Unity of Good by Eddy, Mary Baker