Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgement
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chronology
- Further reading
- Note on the text
- Observations upon Experimental Philosophy
- To Her Grace the Duchess of Newcastle
- To His Grace the Duke of Newcastle
- To the Most Famous University of Cambridge
- The Preface to the Ensuing Treatise
- To the Reader
- An Argumental Discourse
- The Table of All the Principal Subjects
- Observations upon Experimental Philosophy
- Further Observations upon Experimental Philosophy
- Observations upon the Opinions of Some Ancient Philosophers
- Glossary
- Index
- Cambridge texts in the history of philosophy
An Argumental Discourse
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgement
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chronology
- Further reading
- Note on the text
- Observations upon Experimental Philosophy
- To Her Grace the Duchess of Newcastle
- To His Grace the Duke of Newcastle
- To the Most Famous University of Cambridge
- The Preface to the Ensuing Treatise
- To the Reader
- An Argumental Discourse
- The Table of All the Principal Subjects
- Observations upon Experimental Philosophy
- Further Observations upon Experimental Philosophy
- Observations upon the Opinions of Some Ancient Philosophers
- Glossary
- Index
- Cambridge texts in the history of philosophy
Summary
Concerning some principal subjects in natural philosophy; necessary for the better understanding, not only of this, but all other philosophical works, hitherto written by the authoress.
When I was setting forth this book of Observations upon Experimental Philosophy, a dispute chanced to arise between the rational parts of my mind concerning some chief points and principles in natural philosophy; for, some new thoughts endeavouring to oppose and call in question the truth of my former conceptions, caused a war in my mind: which in time grew to that height, that they were hardly able to compose the differences between themselves, but were in a manner necessitated to refer them to the arbitration of the impartial reader, desiring the assistance of his judgment to reconcile their controversies, and, if possible, to reduce them to a settled peace and agreement. The first difference did arise about the question, How it came, that matter was of several degrees, as animate and inanimate, sensitive and rational?
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2001