Author: G. Spurzheim

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-17

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9781330143858

Excerpt from A View of Principles Philosophical Principles of Phrenology Whoever wishes for truth is a philosopher; and of philosophers there are as many varieties as there are departments of knowledge as well physical as metaphysical. The title, however, is more particularly given to him who looks for exact notions and positive knowledge founded on principles dependent on the relations between cause and effect. It is unfortunate for humanity that those who assume distinctive titles, do not act up to them. From this cause it is that the most noble appellations fall into discredit. Pretended patriots have sometimes been more dangerous than declared enemies; pretended Christians worse than heathens. Who would not be styled philosopher, or friend, or lover of wisdom? Yet is this name often applied to decry individuals and their manner of thinking. Let us only observe that all who call themselves philosophers deserve not the title any more than do all their's who are called noble. The ancient philosophers were, in general, metaphysicians, that is, they examined objects, without the reach of observation; for instance, the primitive cause of the universe, the origin of beings, the cause of life, the nature of the soul, its immortality, &c. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.