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first principles wherein the predicate is not contained in the definition or notion of the subject. Of this kind is every proposition which affirms the real existence of any thing. Existence is not included in the notion of any thing. I " -- here the paper abruptly closes. The paper is the dimmest and yellowest of all: looks old. Query: when written? The whole paper 11 pages.
V.. "It seems no man pretends to define sum or difference, or what it is to be greater or less. There are therefore some terms that frequently enter into mathematical reasoning, so simple as not to admit of mathe. matical definition. The mathematical axioms ought to be employed about these and only about these."
VI.. A paper worthy of constituting a chapter in "Paley's Natural Theology," showing a thorough knowledge of mechanical principles, and of the physiology of his time.
VII.. In this paper he seems to amuse himself with describing the advantages of a community without private property.
VIII.. Royal Society of London, Oct., 1748, and published in works.-" P. S. When this essay was wrote in 1748, 1 knew so little of the history of the controversy about the force of moving bodies, as to think that the British mathematicians only opposed the notion of Leibnitz, and that all the foreign mathematicians adopted it. The fact is, the British and French are of one side; the Germans, Dutch, and Italians of the other. I find likewise that Desaguliers, in the second volume of his course of 'Experimental Philosophy,' published in 1744, is of the opinion that the parties in dispute put different meanings upon the word force, and that in reality both are in the right when well under. stood."
INDEX. Abbadie, 41 Aberdeen Philosophical Society, Art. xxvii., 227-230; 202-- Questions discussed, 467, 473 Aberdeen Universities, 43, 92, 94, 95, 191, 201, 250. Abernethy, 63, 162. Abstraction and Abstract Notion, 137 (Hume), 216 (Reid), 254 (Monboddo), 366 (Mylne), 382-383 (James Mill), 449 (Hamilton). Addison, 14 Alison, Art. xlii., 308-315, 225, 271, 280, 283, 296, 332, 343, 387. Analysis, 333 (Brown), 378 (Brown and James Mill). Analytic and Synthetic judgments, 224, 474 (Reid). Anderson, Rev. George, 177, 179 Anstruther, Sir William, 268. A priori truths, 7, 160, 213, 216, 221, 274, 292, 306, 320, 323, 448 Aristotle, 22, 26, 41, 70, 136, 215, 221, 248, 249, 251, 252, 292, 306, 329, 425, 438, 456, 459 Amauld, 120, 215, 254, 432, 440 Association of Ideas, 77 (Hutcheson), 101-102 (Turnbull), 135-136 (Hume), 141 (J.S. Mill), 148 (Of feelings), 216 (Reid), 253 (Beattie), 296-297 (beauty), 309-315 (Alison), 328-330 (Brown), 358 (Mackintosh), 366 (Mylne), 3@394 (James Mill), 391-392 (Ballantyne), 440- 441 (Hamilton) Arthur, Art. xxxvii., 266. Attention, 288 (Stewart), 366 (Mylne). Augustine, 78, 296, 440 Axioms, 73 (Hutcheson), 292,476. Bacon, 2, 3, 4, 26, 100, 275, 430 Balfour, Art. xxiv., 170, 190. Barbeyrac, 39 Baron, 93 Baxter (Andrew), Art. vi., 42-49, 42, 173 Beattie, Art. XXIX., 230-238, 8, 35 (Hutcheson), 55, 1921 219, 280, 310, 313, 415 Beauty, 34 (Shaftesbury)' 36, 5 5-77 (Hutcheson), 149 (Hume), 181 (Kames), 225 (Reid), 235 (Beattie), 252 (Monboddo), 266, 296 (Stewart), 309-315 (Alison), 33 I 332 (Brown), 343 (Jeffrey). Being, 73 (Hutcheson), 139 (Hume). Belief, 140 (Hume), 383 (James Mill), 435 (Hamilton). Bentham, 356-357, 373, 375 Berkeley, 13, 28, 29, 48, 55, 100, 104, 112, 120, 136, 137, 158, 183, 184, 187, 188, 192, 207, 211, 215, 220, 238, 262, 356. Blackwells, 94, 96, 195, 231 Blackwoods, 25. Blackwood's Magazine, 411-412. Blair, 123, 129, 178, 269-270. Boece, 24 Boston, Art. xvii., 109-110, 158 Boufflers, 125-128. Bowen's Logic, 453 Brougham, Art. xlvii., 360-364; 21, 283, 301, 339 Brown, Thomas, Art. xliv., 317-337; 4, 6, 8,101, 193, 194, 209, 278, 283, 285, 292, 364,
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INDEX. Abbadie, 41 Aberdeen Philosophical Society, Art. xxvii., 227-230; 202-- Questions discussed, 467, 473 Aberdeen Universities, 43, 92, 94, 95, 191, 201, 250. Abernethy, 63, 162. Abstraction and Abstract Notion, 137 (Hume), 216 (Reid), 254 (Monboddo), 366 (Mylne), 382-383 (James Mill), 449 (Hamilton). Addison, 14 Alison, Art. xlii., 308-315, 225, 271, 280, 283, 296, 332, 343, 387. Analysis, 333 (Brown), 378 (Brown and James Mill). Analytic and Synthetic judgments, 224, 474 (Reid). Anderson, Rev. George, 177, 179 Anstruther, Sir William, 268. A priori truths, 7, 160, 213, 216, 221, 274, 292, 306, 320, 323, 448 Aristotle, 22, 26, 41, 70, 136, 215, 221, 248, 249, 251, 252, 292, 306, 329, 425, 438, 456, 459 Amauld, 120, 215, 254, 432, 440 Association of Ideas, 77 (Hutcheson), 101-102 (Turnbull), 135-136 (Hume), 141 (J.S. Mill), 148 (Of feelings), 216 (Reid), 253 (Beattie), 296-297 (beauty), 309-315 (Alison), 328-330 (Brown), 358 (Mackintosh), 366 (Mylne), 3@394 (James Mill), 391-392 (Ballantyne), 440- 441 (Hamilton) Arthur, Art. xxxvii., 266. Attention, 288 (Stewart), 366 (Mylne). Augustine, 78, 296, 440 Axioms, 73 (Hutcheson), 292,476. Bacon, 2, 3, 4, 26, 100, 275, 430 Balfour, Art. xxiv., 170, 190. Barbeyrac, 39 Baron, 93 Baxter (Andrew), Art. vi., 42-49, 42, 173 Beattie, Art. XXIX., 230-238, 8, 35 (Hutcheson), 55, 1921 219, 280, 310, 313, 415 Beauty, 34 (Shaftesbury)' 36, 5 5-77 (Hutcheson), 149 (Hume), 181 (Kames), 225 (Reid), 235 (Beattie), 252 (Monboddo), 266, 296 (Stewart), 309-315 (Alison), 33 I 332 (Brown), 343 (Jeffrey). Being, 73 (Hutcheson), 139 (Hume). Belief, 140 (Hume), 383 (James Mill), 435 (Hamilton). Bentham, 356-357, 373, 375 Berkeley, 13, 28, 29, 48, 55, 100, 104, 112, 120, 136, 137, 158, 183, 184, 187, 188, 192, 207, 211, 215, 220, 238, 262, 356. Blackwells, 94, 96, 195, 231 Blackwoods, 25. Blackwood's Magazine, 411-412. Blair, 123, 129, 178, 269-270. Boece, 24 Boston, Art. xvii., 109-110, 158 Boufflers, 125-128. Bowen's Logic, 453 Brougham, Art. xlvii., 360-364; 21, 283, 301, 339 Brown, Thomas, Art. xliv., 317-337; 4, 6, 8,101, 193, 194, 209, 278, 283, 285, 292, 364,