Elements of Thought

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Excerpt from Elements of Thought: Or, Concise Explanations of the Principal Terms Employed in the Several Branches of Intellectual Philosophy The writer, therefore, does not treat his young readers as children, who must be allured by the promise of entertainment to advance in the course of mental improvement, and to whom knowledge must be administered, like a nauseous drug con cealed in a sweetmeat. On the contrary, he boldly claims their undiverted attention, he invites them to think, and suggests no inducements beside the proper pleasures and advantages of intellectual cultivation. He has indeed endeavoured to make this introduction to the study of the mind as familiar and intelligible as possible, and has pre sumed upon no higher qualifications in his young reader than an ordinary measure of intelligence a moderate proficiency in the several branches of education, together with a deliberate and efficient desire for the improvement of the mind. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.