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. 1832 edition. Excerpt: ... good; whatever is done in opposition to their voice, is morally evil. It is obvious that the faculties in themselves can neither be called good nor bad; these expressions being applicable only to their functions. II.--Phrenology Is The True Philosophy. The very object of Philosophy is to specify the ...
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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. 1832 edition. Excerpt: ... good; whatever is done in opposition to their voice, is morally evil. It is obvious that the faculties in themselves can neither be called good nor bad; these expressions being applicable only to their functions. II.--Phrenology Is The True Philosophy. The very object of Philosophy is to specify the fundamental powers of the mind. Now it is obvious, that the primitive powers admitted in phrenology differ widely from those hitherto recognized by the schools of philosophy; and I may at once remark generally, that all the notions entertained by philosophers of ancient and modern times in reference to the mental powers, concern modified actions principally or effects of the primitive powers, such as they are established in Phrenology. Desire, for instance, is often considered a primary mental power, whilst Phrenology treats it as an effect of the activity of each special faculty. Desires, therefore, are as different, and as various in kind as the primitive faculties. A person may thus possess one sort of desire very strong, and another very weak, according to the activity of the peculiar powers that desire respectively. One may be desirious of acquiring, and careless of being conscientious; one may desire friendship, without showing anxiety about religious ceremonies, &c. Affections, too, are generally spoken of as mental powers, whilst they are but different modes of the special faculties being affected. They are general, that is, take place in every primitive faculty, or common to several powers, or special in single powers. Pleasure and pain, for instance, are general affections. Every faculty, being active and satisfied, is pleased, or procures pleasure; and every faculty being active and not satisfied, is disagreeably affected, or...
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