This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition. Excerpt: ... BOOK II. THE FIRST CAUSE OF FINALITY. If the series of inductions which we have developed in the previous book be admitted, we shall be brought to this co elusion, that there are ends in nature. But between this pr position, and this other that is generally deduced from it --i amely, that a divine ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition. Excerpt: ... BOOK II. THE FIRST CAUSE OF FINALITY. If the series of inductions which we have developed in the previous book be admitted, we shall be brought to this co elusion, that there are ends in nature. But between this pr position, and this other that is generally deduced from it --i amely, that a divine understanding has co-ordinated all towards these ends, -- between these two propositions, I say, there is still a long enough interval. What have we, in fact, seen? That human intelligence acts for ends; that, by analogy, it must be admitted that the animals act for ends, not only in their so-called intelligent, but also in their instinctive actions; that, in fine, by extension of the same reasoning, living nature must be considered as also acting for ends. Thus our argument would signify that liying nature expresses, in its rudimentary form, the same property that is manifested under its most salient form in human intelligence -- namely, the property of acting for ends, or finality. Finality, then, is one of the properties of nature; such is the result of the preceding analysis. But how should this analysis enable us to emerge from nature? how enable us to pass from facts to the cause? The force of our argument lies precisely in this, that we do not change the genus, but that in on* and the same genus -- namely, nature--we pursue the same met or the same property under different forms. But if, on the other hand, in place of following the same order whether ascending or descending, we suddenly pas* from nature to its cause, and say there is in nature such w being (itself a member and part of the whole) which act* in a certain manner, therefore the first cause of this whin* must have acted in the same manner, -- if, I say, we reason thus, ..
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Good with no dust jacket. Ex-library copy with usual stamps, no exterior markings. Binding rubbed at extremities, inner hinges cracked but sound. Corners edgeworn. Fraying and small tears to spine ends.; Xxiii, 520pp.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; 520 pages.
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