Essays on the Active Powers of the Human Mind

Thomas Reid

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\ THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES ESSAYS ON THE ACTIVE POWERS ESSAYS ON THE ACTIVE POWERS By THOMAS ^E I D, D. D. F. R. S. Edin. PROFESSOR OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW. He bath Jhcwed thee, 0 Man, what is good. MiCAH. EDINBURGH: Printed FOR JOHN BELL, Parliament-Squar£, And G. G. J. & J. ROBINSON, London. M,DCC,LXXX\III. CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION, - - - - i ESSAY I. OF ACTIVE POWER IN GENERAL. Chap. i. Of the Notion of yl^ive Power ^ - - 5 2. 7" he fame SubjeEl^ - - - 13 ■ 3. Of Mr Locke's Account of our Idea of Power y 22 4. OfMx Hume's Opinion of the Idea of Power, - 26 5. Whether Beings that have no Will nor Under/landing may have ABive Power ? - - ~ 33 6. Of the efficient Caufes of the Phanomena of Nature y 41 7. Of the Extent of Human Power, - - 48 ESSAY n. OF THE WILL. Chap. i. Obfervations concerning the Will, " - - 59 2. 0/ the Influence of Incitements and Motives upon the — 3. Of Operations of Mind which may be called Voluntary, 78 -' 4. Corollaries, ^ - - - - 92 ESSAY n. OF THE WILL. Chap. i. Obfervations concerning the Will, " - - 59 2. 0/ the Influence of Incitements and Motives upon the — 3. Of Operations of Mind which may be called Voluntary, 78 -' 4. Corollaries, ^ - - - - 92 ESSAY III. OF THE PRINCIPLES OF ACTION. PARTI. Of the Mechanical Principles of Jaion. '^ Chap. t. Of the Principles of jl£lion in general, - 97 a 2 ESSAY % vi CONTENTS. ESSAY III. PART

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