The Elements of Logick: In Four Books (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Elements of Logick: In Four BooksB important l important than thati which introduces us to the Know ledge ofourfelves. Hereby we become acquainted with the Extent and Capacity of the human Mind, and learning to dil'ringuifh what Objeé'ts it is fuited to, and in what manner it muff proceed, in order to compafs its Ends, we arrive by degrees at that Juli nel's and Truth of Underfianding, which is the great Perfeétion of a rational Being.II. IF we look attentively into Things, Difarenr Gnu/mm, of and furvey them in their full Extent, 7mm we fee them rifing one above another in various Degrees of Eminence. Among the inanimate Parts of Matter, fome exhibit nothing worthy our Attention, their Parts feem as it were Jumbled together by mere Chance, nor can we dif cover any Beauty, Order, or Regularity in their Compofition. In others we difcern the finei't A rangement, and a certain Elegance of Conte'kture, that makes us affix to them a Notion of Worth and Excellence. Thus Metals, and precious Stones, are conceived as far furpafiing thore unformed Ma¿'es of Earth, that lie every where expofed to View. We trace Nature onward, and purfue her through the vegetable and animal Kingdoms, we find her {till multiplying her Perfeétions, and rifing by a jufi Gradation, from mere Mechanifm to Perception, and from Perception in all its various Degrees, to.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.