C Ο Ν Τ Ε Ν Τ S.

AN ESSAY ON THE NATURE AND IM

MUTABILITY OF TRUTH, IN OPPO-
SITION TO SOPHISTRY AND SCEP-

CHAPTER 1.
Of the perception of Truth in general, 24
Снд Р.

II.
All reasoning terminates in first princi-

ples. All evidence ultimately intui-
tive. Common Sense the standard of

Truth to man,
Sect. 1. Of Mathematical Reasoning, 44

Sect.

42

a 2

85

Pag.

Sect. 2. Of the evidence of External sense, 50

Sect. 3. Of the evidence of Internal sense,

or consciousness,

57

Sect. 4. Of the evidence of Memory,

76

Sect. 5. Of Reasoning from the Effect to the

Cause,

Sect. 6. Of Probable or Experimental Rea-

Soning,

103

Sect. 7. Of Analogical Reasoning,

199

Sect. 8. Of faith in Teftimony,

I 12

Sect. 9. Conclusion of this chapter. Fur-

ther proof. General Remarks

on Scepticism,

120

P ART

II.

ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE PRECEDING

DOCTRINE, WITH INFERENCES,

133

Сн А Р.

I.

Confirmation of this doctrine, from the

practice,

Sect. 1. Of Mathematiciuns,

137

Sect. 2. Of Natural Philosophers,

147

Sect. 3. The subject continued. Intuitive

Truths distinguishable into classes, 179

II.

This doctrine rejected by Sceptical Phi-

losophers,

Pag.

Sect. 1. General observations. Rise and

progress of modern Scepticism.

Of Des Cartes and Male-

branche.- - Locke and Berke-

ley. General view of Mr

Hume's Theory of the Under-

standing,

Sect. 2. Of the Non-existence of Matter,

Sect. 3. Of Liberty and Necesity,

192

231

261

CH A P. III.

Pecapitulation and Inference,

327

III.

P ART

OBJECTIONS ANSWERED,

333

Сн А Р. I.

The principles of this Essay consistent

with the interests of science, and the

rights of mankind. Imperfection of

the School-logic,

335

CH A P.

II.

The subject continued. Estimate of Me-

taphysic,

361

C H A P,

Pag.

C H A P. III.

Consequences of Metaphysical Scepti-

cism,

431

POSTSCRIPT,

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