Explanation of case of Blacklock 362 General nature of human liberty 896 Evidence fr.observation of connec- Encouragements to moral efforts 401 Of motives considered as modifi- Further remarks on same subject 403 Instances of the acquired charac- 380 381 Practical results connected with the foregoing views 382 Application of these views to leg- islative assemblies 383 XXXIII.-OF INSTINCTS. Meaning of the term instinct 384 Instinctive feelings in men Desire of knowledge and power 387 Illustration of the preceding sect. 416 Of enlightening the conscience CHAPTER FIRST. UTILITY OF INTELLECTUAL PHILOSOPHY. §. 1. Of the prejudice existing against this science. MAN is not a simple, but a combined or complex existence, made up of intellect and matter. It belongs to Intellectual Philosophy to make inquiries into his intellectual part, into that characteristic element in his formation, which thinks, feels, wills, and combines. A projudice has existed in respect to the inquiries, belonging to this department of science. It has been often entered upon in our literary institutions with reluctance, and relinquished without regret. This aversion is not limited to the idle, but not unfrequently includes those, who know the value of time and the importance of mental improvement. The objections against the Philosophy of the Mind, which have in a great measure given rise to this prejudice, may be principally summed up in two particulars, §. 2. Of the metaphysics of the schools. Of these, one is the frivolous character of the metaphysical writings of the SCHOOLS. The origin of those institutions, to which the name of SCHOOLS is given, was this. By order of a general Council of the Roman Catholic Church, held at Rome in the year 1179, certain persons were appointed to give instructioną |