Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind volume 2
The book Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind volume 2 was written by author Stewart, Dugald, 1753-1828 Here you can read free online of Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind volume 2 book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind volume 2 a good or bad book?
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Ciii. VOL. II. Z S54< ELEMENTS OF THE PHILOSOPHY Chap. IV.
uses of the analytic and the synthetic methods, they illustrate the etymological propriety of the names by which, in the Newtonian School, they are contradis- tinguished from each other.
In fact, the meaning of the words analysis and synthesis, when applied to the two opposite modes of investigation in physics, is extremely analogous to their use in the practice of chemistry. The chief difference lies in this, that, in the former case, they refer to the logical processes of the understanding in the study of physical laics ; in the latter, to the ope- rative processes of the laboratory in the examination of material substances.
If the foregoing remarks are well founded, they lead to the correction of an oversight which occurs in the ingenious and elegant sketch of the History of Astronomy, lately published among the posthu- mous works of Mr Smith ; and which seems calcu- lated to keep out of view, if not entirely to explode, that essential distinction which I have been endea- vouring to establish, between the inductive logic of Bacon's followers, and the hypothetical theories of their predecessors.
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