Author: James Mill

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-07-26

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 9780282587697

Excerpt from Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind, Vol. 1 of 2 Philosophical inquiries into the human mind have for their main, and ultimate object, the exposition of its more complex phenomena. It is necessary, however, that the simple should be premised; because they are the elements Of which the complex are formed; and because a dis tinct knowledge of the elements is indispensable to an accurate conception of that which is com-1 pounded of them. The feelings 'which we have through the exter nal senses are the most simple, at least the most familiar, Of the mental phenomena. Hence the propriety of commencing with this class of our feelings. 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.