ON THE

POWERS

OF THE HUMAN MIND.

BY

THOMAS REID, D. D. F. R. S. EDIN.

PROFESSOR OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY

IN THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW.

TO WHICH IS PREFIXED

AN ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE AND WRITINGS
OF THE AUTHOR.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. III.

EDINBURGH:

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BELL & BRADFUTE.

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CONTENTS

OF

VOLUME THIRD.

Page

INTRODUCTION,

ESSAY I. OF ACTIVE POWER IN GENE-

RAL.

CHAP. 1. Of the Notion of Active Power,

--2. The fame Subject,

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5. Whether Beings that have no Will nor Un-

derftanding may have active Power?

6. Of the efficient Caufes of the Phenomena

of Nature,

7. Of the Extent of Human Power,

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ESSAY