Philosophy
Man is to be contemplated as an intellectual, and as a moral being. By his intellectual powers, he acquires the knowledge of facts, observes their connexions, and traces the conclusions which arise out of them. These mental operations, however, even in a high state of cultivat...
Man is to be contemplated as an intellectual, and as a moral being. By his intellectual powers, he acquires the knowledge of facts, observes their connexions, and traces the con...
5. Chapter 5Desire is the immediate movement or act of the mind towards an object which presents some quality on account of which we wish to obtain it. The objects of desire, therefore, emb...
6. Chapter 6Will or Simple Volition is that state of mind which immediately precedes action;--We will a certain act; and the act follows, unless it be prevented either by external restraint...
7. Chapter 7There has been much dispute respecting the nature and even the existence of the Moral Principle, as a distinct element of our mental constitution; but this controversy may proba...
8. Chapter 8The healthy state of a moral being is strikingly referred, in the sacred writings, to three great heads,--justice,--benevolence,--and a conformity of the moral feelings to a rev...