A Treatise on the Passions and Affections of the Mind, Philosophical, Ethical, and Theological: In a Series of Disquisitions, in which are Traced, the Moral History of Man, in His Pursuits, Powers, and Motives of Action, and the Means of Obtaining Permanent Well-being and Happiness, Volume 3T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1813 - Christianity |
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... derived from the love of knowledge ; and it reaches to those more exalted sensations which constitute the high- est state of well - being , Felicity . Hitherto we have chiefly considered man , as an interested 2 INTRODUCTION .
... derived from the love of knowledge ; and it reaches to those more exalted sensations which constitute the high- est state of well - being , Felicity . Hitherto we have chiefly considered man , as an interested 2 INTRODUCTION .
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... knowledge , the exercise of memory , ratiocination and judgement are the most conspicuous . By the first , facts are collected and retained ; by the se- cond inferences are drawn ; by the last a decisi- on is made . Thus we perceive ...
... knowledge , the exercise of memory , ratiocination and judgement are the most conspicuous . By the first , facts are collected and retained ; by the se- cond inferences are drawn ; by the last a decisi- on is made . Thus we perceive ...
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... knowledge ; the calm pleasures of contentment , satisfaction , complacency ; the invigorations of hope and joy ; the delightful affection of love , in all its ramifications ; all the social and relative af- fections , whether conjugal ...
... knowledge ; the calm pleasures of contentment , satisfaction , complacency ; the invigorations of hope and joy ; the delightful affection of love , in all its ramifications ; all the social and relative af- fections , whether conjugal ...
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... knowledge of consequences , attendant upon certain actions , as to be able to represent to ourselves these consequences , under the character of important realities ; until their intrinsic impor tance , although they are not directly ...
... knowledge of consequences , attendant upon certain actions , as to be able to represent to ourselves these consequences , under the character of important realities ; until their intrinsic impor tance , although they are not directly ...
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... subdue every impediment to a speedy progress towards permanent felicity . VIII . As the human species alone is rendered ca- pable of extensive knowledge , and progressive i improvement , to an unlimited degree , it is a 20 INTRODUCTION .
... subdue every impediment to a speedy progress towards permanent felicity . VIII . As the human species alone is rendered ca- pable of extensive knowledge , and progressive i improvement , to an unlimited degree , it is a 20 INTRODUCTION .
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