So it has to be admitted that the perception of the indefinite is different from the perception of mere negation.
Difference is perceived by us as a positive notion and not as a mere negation such as this jug is not this pot.
Footnote 337: Whilst Spencer accepts the general doctrine of Hamilton, that the Ultimate Reality is inscrutable, he argues earnestly against his assertion that the Absolute is a "mere negation of thought.
This objection of yours, we reply, is without any force, on account of its being a mere negation.
Now it is clear that this statement is appropriate only on the supposition of space being a positive entity, not a mere negation.
If you negative the existence of the effect previous to its actual origination, your negation is a mere negation without an object to be negatived.
Modern Atheism is falsely regarded as a mere negation, as a species of criminal vacuity of the understanding.
It is often charged against Unitarianism, that it is a mere negation; and, in one sense, the charge is well founded.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "mere negation" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.