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Author: Le Grand, Antoine, d. 1699.
Title: An entire body of philosophy according to the principles of the famous Renate Des Cartes in three books, (I) the institution ... (II) the history of nature ... (III) a dissertation of the want of sense and knowledge in brute animals ... / written originally in Latin by the learned Anthony Le Grand ; now carefully translated from the last corrections, alterations, and large additions of the author, never yet published ... by Richard Blome.
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Print source: An entire body of philosophy according to the principles of the famous Renate Des Cartes in three books, (I) the institution ... (II) the history of nature ... (III) a dissertation of the want of sense and knowledge in brute animals ... / written originally in Latin by the learned Anthony Le Grand ; now carefully translated from the last corrections, alterations, and large additions of the author, never yet published ... by Richard Blome.
Le Grand, Antoine, d. 1699., Blome, Richard, d. 1705., Kip, Johannes, 1653-1722., Gucht, Michael van der, 1660-1725., Lens, Bernard, 1659-1725., Freman, G.
London: Printed by Samuel Roycroft, and sold by the undertaker Richard Blome [and 10 others], 1694.
Alternate titles: Institutio philosophiae secundum principia D. Renati Descartes. English
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Descartes, René, 1596-1650.
Philosophy -- Early works to 1800.
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TO THE Right Honourable, and Truly Noble, HENRY Lord Viscount Sydney of Shepey, Baron Milton, Lord Lieutenant of Kent, Constable of Dover Castle, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, Master General of Their Majesties Ordnance, Colonel of Their Majesties First Regiment of Foot Guards, one of the Gentlemen of His Majesties Bedchamber, and one of the Lords of Their Majesties Most Honourable Privy Council, &c.
THE EPISTLE TO THE READER.
An Account of some Volumes which the Curious may be accommo∣dated with by me.
THE PREFACE.
SECTION I. Of the Nature, Principles, Object, Ʋse, Rise and Progress of PHILOSOPHY.
SECTION II. The Chief and most Celebrated PHILOSOPHERS.
SECTION III. The Parts of PHILOSOPHY, and the Design of this whole Work.
THE CONTENTS OF EACH CHAPTER In each Part of the INSTITUTION of PHILOSOPHY.
The Contents of each Chapter in each Part of the HISTORY of NATURE.
The Third Part.
An Explanation of the Sculptures in this Work. First in the INSTITUTION of PHILOSOPHY
The Explanation of the Sculptures in the HISTORY of NATURE, Book II.
Figures or Schemes in the Institution of Philosophy. Plate 1.
Figures or Schemes in the Institutions of Philosophy. Plate 2.
Figures in the History of Nature Plate 3.
Benefactors to this Work folio 1.
Benefactors to this Work Folio. 2.
Benefactors to this Work Folio. 3.
Benefactors to this Work. Folio. 4.
Benefactors to this Work. Folio. 5.
The First Part: OF THE INSTITUTION OF PHILOSOPHY. CONCERNING LOGICK.
INTRODUCTION.
CHAP. I. Of the Nature and Constitution of LOGICK.
CHAP. II. Of the true Ʋse of LOGICK, shewing that Logick is useful and necessary to the Con∣duct of a Rational Life.
The First Part. Of the Clear and Distinct Per∣ception of the Mind.
CHAP. I. What the Hindrances of Science are, and how to be removed.
CHAP. II. Some Rules for the Attainment of Truth.
The First Rule. We are to admit of nothing that involves any thing of Doubtfulness.
The Second Rule of Truth. We are not to rely too much on our Senses.
The Third Rule of Truth. Whatsoever we Perceive, we perceive with our Minds.
The Fourth Rule of Truth. That is True which we know clearly and distinctly.
A Transition, containing the substance of what hereafter follows, concerning the clear and distinct Perception of Things.
CHAP. III. Concerning the various Modes of Perception; viz. Pure Intellection, Imagination and Sense.
CHAP. IV. Of the Five Ʋniversals, or Predicables.
CHAP. V. Ʋniversals singly examin'd, as to their Na∣ture, Properties, and Ʋse.
CHAP. VI. Of Substance, and its Affections or Modes.
CHAP. VII. Of the Common Attributes of Substance.
CHAP. VIII. How the Name of Substance agrees to GOD and the Creatures.
The Fifth Rule of Truth.
CHAP. IX. Of the Whole and Parts, Causes and Effects, Subject and Adjunct.
The Sixth Rule of Truth.
CHAP. X. Concerning the Distinctions, whence the Na∣ture and Difference of Idea's is deduced.
The Seventh Rule of Truth.
The Eighth Rule of Truth.
The Ninth Rule of Truth.
AN APPENDIX. Of the Imposition, Signification, Definition and use of Names.
The last Rule of Truth.
The Second Part of Logick. Concerning the Right Judgment of the Mind; or Proposition.
CHAP. XI. Of Judgment, Absolute and Compared.
CHAP. XII. What a Proposition is, and how manifold.
The First Rule.
The Second Rule. Concerning the Judgment of an Ʋniversal, Particular and Singular Proposition.
The Third Rule. Of the Judgment of a Simple and Compound Proposition.
CHAP. XIII. Concerning the Truth and Falshood of Pro∣positions.
The Fourth Rule. Concerning the Judgment, or a Proposition necessarily true or false.
The Fifth Rule.
CHAP. XIV. Of Division, and Definition.
The Sixth Rule. Of the Judgment of Distribution.
The Seventh Rule. Concerning the Judgment of Definition.
The Third Part of Logick. Concerning the Minds Ratioci∣nation, Syllogism.
CHAP. XV. Of Reasoning or Argumentation.
CHAP. XVI. Of Simple Syllogisms; and those either Complex, or Incomplex.
General Rules of Syllogisms.
Of Complex Syllogisms.
CHAP. XVII. Of conjoynd or Compound Syllogisms.
CHAP. XVIII. Of Imperfect Argumentations.
CHAP. XIX. Of Demonstration, a Topical Syllogism and Sophistical.
The Places from whence the Middle Term is Fetch'd.
The Fourth Part of Logick. Concerning Method, or the Orderly Disposition of our Thoughts.
CHAP. XX. Of the General Method of Knowing.
CHAP. XXI. Concerning special Method; and first of that which is called Analytical.
CHAP. XXII. Of the Method of Composition.
Rules of Definitions.
The Rule of Axioms.
Most General Axioms.
Special Logical Axioms.
From the Genus.
From the Species.
From the Form or Difference.
From the Property.
From the Definition.
From Division.
From the Cause.
From the Effect.
From the Subjects, and Adjuncts.
From the Whole.
From the Parts.
From Like and Ʋnlike.
From Relates.
From Contraries.
From Privative Opposits.
From Contradictories.
From Parity, or Equality.
From the Greater.
From the Lesser.
From Divine Authority.
From Human Authority.
Two Rules of Demonstrations.
CHAP. XXIII. Of Genetical Method.
The Second Part OF THE INSTITUTION OF PHILOSOPHY. Viz. Natural Theology, OR, A TREATISE CONCERNING GOD.
An Introductory Discourse Of the Definition of Natural Theology, and its Certainty.
CHAP. I. What God is, and how he may be reached by us.
CHAP. II. By the Inborn Idea that is in us, we know that GOD exists.
CHAP. III. That it belongs to the Nature of God to Exist.
CHAP. IV. The Contemplation of the World proves the Existence of God.
CHAP. V. Concerning Fate and Will, or the Divine Decree.
CHAP. VI. How God is said to be the Cause of Proposi∣tions of Eternal Truth.
CHAP. VII. Concerning the Divine Attributes; and, First, Of the Ʋnity of GOD.
CHAP. VIII. That GOD is Eternal, or without Beginning and End.
CHAP. IX. That GOD is Infinite, and how we are to understand, that he is Circumscrib'd in no Place.
CHAP. X. That God is the most Simple Being.
CHAP. XI. God is true, and as he cannot be deceived, so neither can he deceive.
CHAP. XII. That GOD is most highly Intelligent, or Omniscient.
CHAP. XIII. That God is Good, and doth Good.
CHAP. XIV. Of the Omnipotence of GOD.
CHAP. XV. That God is the Creator of all things.
CHAP. XVI. Concerning Gods Government of the World, and Providence.
The Third Part OF THE INSTITUTION OF PHILOSOPHY. VIZ. DAEMONOLOGY; OR, Of Intelligences and Created SPIRITS, GENIUS's and DAEMONS, Commonly called ANGELS.
A Prefatory Discourse. Of the Division of Created Things; the Definition of Pneuma∣ticks, or the Doctrin of Spirits▪ and its Certainty.
CHAP. I. Of the Nature of Angels.
CHAP. II. Whether the Existence of Angels be demon∣strable by the Light of Nature, and how the same may be Evinced.
CHAP. III. Of the Faculties of Angels, and first of their Ʋnderstanding, and its Object.
CHAP. IV. Of the Will of Angels.
CHAP. V. Concerning the Power of Angels, as to the moving and producing of Bodies.
CHAP. VI. Of the Number, Distinction, and Subordina∣nation of Angels.
CHAP. VII. Whether Angels be in a Place.
CHAP. VIII. How Speech is attributable to Angels?
CHAP. IX. How Angels assume Bodies, and what Actions they exert in them.
CHAP. X. Whether there be any Order amongst the Devils; and what kind of Order that is.
CHAP. XI. Of the Care of Angels about Mankind, and the things here below.
The Fourth Part OF THE INSTITUTION OF PHILOSOPHY. VIZ. GENERAL Natural Philosophy.
CHAP. I. Of the Essence and Certainty of Natural Philosophy.
CHAP. II. The Existence of Material Things Proved.
CHAP. III. Of the Nature and Constitution of Mat∣ter.
CHAP. IV. Of the Proprieties of Extended Substance, viz. Mensurability, Divisibility and Im∣penetrability.
CHAP. V. Of the Division of Matter into Sensible and Insensible Parts.
CHAP. VI. Of the Three-fold kind of Matter, and that there are no more than Three Elements of the World.
CHAP. VII. There are no Substantial Forms really distinct from Bodies.
CHAP. VIII. That there are no Qualities, or real Acci∣dents distinct from Substance.
CHAP. IX. What Intelligible Forms may be attributed to Natural things.
CHAP. X. What Rarefaction is, and how it is per∣formed.
CHAP. XI. Concerning the Heaviness and Lightness of Bodies.
CHAP. XII. Concerning Place.
CHAP. XIII. The supposing of a Vacuum in Nature, im∣plies a Contradiction.
CHAP. XIV. Of the Vulgar and Philosophical Definition of Motion.
CHAP. XV. Of the Principle of Local Motion.
CHAP. XVI. A Body can neither move it self, nor another Body.
CHAP. XVII. Concerning those Motions which commonly are ascrib'd to Nature's avoiding of a Vacuum.
CHAP. XVIII. Of the Determination of Motion both Simple and Compound.
CHAP. XIX. Concerning Reflexion and Refraction.
CHAP. XX. Of the Force of Acting and Resisting.
CHAP. XXI. Of the State of Bodies; and first those that are Hard, Fluid, Frangible, Friable, Soft, Ductile, and such as may be cut or slit.
CHAP. XXII. What Loose and Close, Rough and Smooth, Contiguous and Continuous Bodies are.
CHAP. XXIII. That there are Pores in Hard Bodies, as well as in those that are Fluid and Soft.
CHAP. XXIV. Concerning Duration, and its Species, Time and Eternity.
CHAP. XXV. The Ends of GOD are not to be enquired after in Natural Philosophy.
The Fifth Part OF THE INSTITUTION OF PHILOSOPHY. VIZ. SPECIAL Natural Philosophy, CONCERNING THE WORLD AND HEAVEN.
CHAP. I. Of the Ʋnity and Perfection of the World.
CHAP. II. The Creation of the World proved by Na∣tural Reason.
CHAP. III. The World is not Circumscribed by any Fi∣gure or Bounds.
CHAP. IV. The matter of Heavenly and Earthly Bo∣dies, it one and same.
CHAP. V. What the Form of the World is: Whether it be the Soul, that is, the Spirit of Na∣ture, or the most excellent Disposition of its Parts.
CHAP. VI. That GOD, as he is the Efficient and Con∣serving Cause of Matter, so likewise of Motion.
CHAP. VII. Of the Action of Bodies, and the Communi∣cation of Motion.
CHAP. VIII. Of the Ptolomaick, Copernican, and Tycho∣nick Systems of the World.
CHAP. IX. Of the true Systeme of the Ʋniverse.
CHAP. X. That the Heavens are Fluid Bodies.
CHAP. XI. How the Heavens were disposed at first, and of their divers Motions.
CHAP. XII. Concerning the Action and Motion of the Heavenly Matter.
CHAP. XIII. Of the Heavenly Sphere and its Circles.
CHAP. XIV. Of the SƲN.
CHAP. XV. Of Light.
CHAP. XVI. How Spots come to be Generated about the Sun, and fixt Stars, and how they vanish again.
CHAP. XVII. Concerning COMETS.
CHAP. XVIII. Of the Nature, Original, and Affections of Planets.
CHAP. XIX. Concerning the Principle of the Planets Mo∣tion, and of their Direction, Station and Retrogradation.
CHAP. XX. Of the Motion of the Moon, and its various Appearances, or Phases.
CHAP. XXI. Of the Eclipses of the Sun and Moon.
CHAP. XXII. Of the Fixed Stars.
CHAP. XXIII. Of the Asterisms and Constellations.
CHAP. XXVI. Of the Influence of the Stars, and of Judicial Astrology.
The Sixth Part OF THE INSTITUTION OF PHILOSOPHY. OF The Four Great Bodies, Viz. THE EARTH, THE WATER, THE AIR, and FIRE; AND OF The Mixt and Compound Bodies, which arise from them; AS ALSO OF METALS, and METEORS.
CHAP. I. Concerning the Original of the Earth, its Parts and Figure.
CHAP. II. The Earth is moved by the fluid Heaven, that encompasseth it round.
CHAP. III. The Earths Motion established by other Arguments.
CHAP. IV. The Objections answer'd, which by ARISTO∣TLE and others, are framed against the Motion of the Earth.
CHAP. V. Concerning Day and Night, and the Vicissi∣tudes of Seasons.
CHAP. VI. Of the Zones and their Inhabitants, and of the Climats.
CHAP. VII. Of those things which are generated in the Earth; and first of Fountains.
CHAP. VIII. Of Metals and Minerals.
CHAP. IX. Of the Generation of Stones, Common and Precious, and of their difference and distinction.
CHAP. X. Of the Load-Stone, and Electrical Bodies.
CHAP. XI. Of Water.
CHAP. XII. Of the Ebbing and Flowing of the Sea.
CHAP. XIII. Of the Air.
CHAP. XIV. Of the Elastick or Spring like Force of the Air.
CHAP. XV. Of Meteors in General.
CHAP. XVI. Of Meteors in particular; and first, of the Winds, Clouds, and Mists.
CHAP. XVII. Of Rain, Dew, Hoar-Frost, and the Cool Evening Air.
CHAP. XVIII. Of Snow and Hail.
CHAP. XIX. Of Thunder, Lightning, and Coruscation, or Flashes.
CHAP. XX. Of the Rainbow, Circles about the Sun and Moon, and of Mock-Suns and Mock-Moons.
CHAP. XXI. Of Fire.
CHAP. XXII. Of the Nature of Heat and Cold.
CHAP. XXIII. Of the various Effects of Fire.
CHAP. XXIV. Of the Mixtion of Bodies: As likewise of their Changes, Conversion, Generation, Corruption, Alteration, Augmentation and Diminution.
The Seventh Part OF THE INSTITUTION OF PHILOSOPHY. OF LIVING CREATURES In General: And Specially of PLANTS and ANIMALS.
The INTRODUCTION. Of the Division of Living Creatures.
CHAP. I. How Living Bodies differ from those that are Inanimate, and destitute of Life.
CHAP. II. The Life of Bodily things consists in Moisture and Heat.
CHAP. III. The Death of Living things proceeds from contrary Principles, viz. from Cold and Driness.
CHAP. IV. What is the Cause of that Hardness, which is observ'd on the outside of living Bodies.
CHAP. V. Of the Different Degrees of Heat in Li∣ving Bodies.
CHAP. VI. The Virtue and Nature of Aliments remain in the Bodies that are Fed and Nourish∣ed by them.
CHAP. VII. Living things do vary and alter, according to the difference of Place and Time.
CHAP. VIII. Of Plants; and first of all of their several Parts.
CHAP. IX. Of the Original of Plants.
CHAP. X. Of the Nourishment, and Growth or Increase of Plants.
CHAP. XI. Of the Division and Difference of Plants.
CHAP. XII. Of the Propagation of Plants.
CHAP. XIII. Of the Colours of Plants.
CHAP. XIV. Of the several Tasts of Plants.
CHAP. XV. Of the Odour or Scent of Plants.
CHAP. XVI. Of the Diseases and Death of Plants.
CHAP. XVII. Of Animals, or Living Sensitive Creatures.
CHAP. XVIII. What the Souls of Brute Beasts are.
CHAP. XIX. Of Fourfooted Beasts and Reptils, or Creeping things.
CHAP. XX. Of Flying Animals, or Birds.
CHAP. XXI. Of Swimming Animals, or Fishes.
CHAP. XXII. Of Insects.
CHAP. XXIII. Of the Death and Destruction of Ani∣mals.
The Eighth Part OF THE INSTITUTION OF PHILOSOPHY. OF MAN, CONSIDER'D WITH Relation to his Body.
CHAP. I. The Definition of MAN.
CHAP. II. A Description of the External Parts of Mans Body.
CHAP. III. A Description of the Principal Inward Parts of the Body of Man.
CHAP. IV. Of the Forming of the Birth in the Womb, and of its Animation.
CHAP. V. How the Body of Man is nourished and encreased.
CHAP. VI. How the Motion of the Heart, Arteries and Muscles, are performed in the Body of Man.
CHAP. VII. Of the Circulation of the Blood.
CHAP. VIII. Concerning Respiration.
CHAP. IX. Of the Growth and Decrease of the Body of Man; of the Temperaments and the Differences of Age.
CHAP. X. Of the Senses in General.
CHAP. XI. That the Senses are an Effect of the Nerves; and that the Soul of Man only feels, for asmuch as it resides in the Brain.
CHAP. XII. Of the Senses in particular; and first of the Touch.
CHAP. XIII. Of the Sense of Tasting.
CHAP. XIV. Of the Sense of Smelling.
CHAP. XV. Of the Sense of Hearing.
CHAP. XVI. Of the Eye.
CHAP. XVII. Of Colours.
CHAP. XVIII. Of the Sense of Seeing.
CHAP. XIX. How Vision, or the Sense ef Seeing is per∣formed.
CHAP. XX. Of Waking, Sleep, and Dreams.
CHAP. XXI. Of the Appetite of Hunger and Thirst.
CHAP. XXII. Of the Common Sense, Imagination, and Memory.
CHAP. XXIII. Of Health and Sickness.
CHAP. XXIV. Of Medicaments in General, and of their Operations.
The Ninth Part OF THE INSTITUTION OF PHILOSOPHY. OF MAN, Considered in the other PART, The MIND.
CHAP. I. Of the Nature of Human Mind, and that it is more Evidently perceived than Bedy.
CHAP. II. That Human Mind is distinguisht from the Body, and is Spiritual and Immaterial.
CHAP. III. How Human Mind is Ʋnited to the Body.
CHAP. IV. Whether there are Innate or Inbred Idea's in Human Mind.
CHAP. V. Of the Faculties of Human Mind, Intel∣lect, Imagination, Will, Memory, Remi∣niscence and Wit.
CHAP. VI. Of the Affections or Passions of the Mind.
CHAP. VII. In what part of the Body the Soul receives its Passions.
CHAP. VIII. Of the Order and Number of the Passions.
CHAP. IX. Of Admiration.
CHAP. X. Of Love and Hatred.
CHAP. XI. Of Affections.
CHAP. XII. Of Joy.
CHAP. XIII. Of Sadness.
CHAP. XIV. Whence the Natural Inclinations and Aver∣sions of some Men arise.
CHAP. XV. Of the Immortality of Human Mind, and of its State after Death.
The Tenth Part OF THE INSTITUTION OF PHILOSOPHY. VIZ. ETHICKS, Or, The Right way of Ordering the LIFE of MAN.
A PREFATORY Discourse. Of the Dignity and Ʋse of Ethicks.
CHAP. I. Of the Nature of Ethicks, and the princi∣pal Parts thereof.
CHAP. II. What Good is, and how and why the same is desired.
CHAP. III. What the Highest Good is.
CHAP. IV. That the Good Things of the Body conduce nothing to Mans Happiness.
CHAP. V. External Good Things are not the Good of Man.
CHAP. VI. What is the Highest Good of Man in this Life, and his Ʋltimate End.
CHAP. VII. Of the Nature of Vertue in General.
CHAP. VIII. Of the Law of Nature and Right Reason, with the Practical Dictates thereof.
CHAP. IX. Of Prudence; and the Parts of it.
CHAP. X. Of Temperance.
CHAP. XI. Of Fortitude.
CHAP. XII. Of Justice.
CHAP. XIII. Of the usefulness of the Passions or Affecti∣ons of the Soul.
CHAP. XIV. What is the use of Wonder or Admiration.
CHAP. XV. Of the End or Ʋsefulness of Love and Hatred, and the Interpretation of them.
CHAP. XVI. Of what use the Passion of Desire is.
CHAP. XVII. Of the Ʋsefulness of Joy and Sorrow.
CHAP. XVIII. Of the Government of the Passions, and of their more general Remedies.
CHAP. XIX. Of the Liberty of Mans Will.
CHAP. XX. How, presupposing Gods Omnipotence, Men can abide Free in their Wills; and whe∣ther the Free Will of Man can be hinde∣red.
CHAP. XXI. Of Human Acts, and of the Goodness and Pravity of them.
CHAP. XXII. Of the Rule of Human Actions.
CHAP. XXIII. Of the Duty of Man towards GOD.
CHAP. XXIV. Of the Duties of Man towards himself.
CHAP. XXV. Of the Laws we are to observe with respect to other Men.
CHAP. XXVI. Of the Laws of Mutual Humanity.
CHAP. XXVII. Of the Laws that are to be observed in Covenants and Contracts.
CHAP. XXVIII. Of Special Compacts or Agreements.
CHAP. XXIX. How many ways the Obligation, arising from Covenants, may be dissolved.
CHAP. XXX. Of the Laws that concern Speaking and and Swearing.
CHAP. XXXI. Of Dominion, and the Duties thence ari∣sing.
CHAP. XXXII. Of the Duties of Married Persons.
CHAP. XXXIII. Of the Duties of Parents and Children.
CHAP. XXXIV. Of the Duties of Masters and Servants.
CHAP. XXXV. Of the Right of Sovereign Dominion, and the different forms thereof.
CHAP. XXXVI. Of the Duties of Sovereign Princes.
CHAP. XXXVII. Of the Duties of Citizens.
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TO THE Most Noble Princess, Frances Teresa Stuart, Dutchess Dowager of Richmond and Lenox, Countess of March, Litchfield and Darnley; Baroness of Leighton, Bromswold, Newbury, Torbolton and Metheuen: Lady Abigny, and Grandessa of Spain, &c. Descended of the Most Illustrious and Ancient Family of Stuart, and House of Blantyre in the Kingdom of Scotland.
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The First Part OF THE HISTORY OF NATURE. OF BODIES.
CHAP. I. Of a Body Extended.
CHAP. II. The Arguments of EPICURUS Answer'd, whereby he endeavours to prove, That there are empty Spaces intersperst between Bodies.
CHAP. III. GASSENDƲS his Experiments exami∣ned, whereby he endeavours to prove, that there are Vacuities in Bodies.
CHAP. IV. Of the Divisibility of Bodies.
CHAP. V. Of Loose and Close Bodies.
CHAP. VI. Of Hard and Fluid Bodies.
CHAP. VII. Of Rough and Smooth Bodies.
CHAP. VIII. Of Transparent and Opake or Dark Bo∣dies.
CHAP. IX. Of Bodies that are Bended and Pressed together.
The Second Part OF THE HISTORY OF NATURE. OF QUALITIES.
CHAP. I. Of Qualities in General.
CHAP. II. Of Heat.
CHAP. III. Of Cold.
CHAP. IV. Of Heaviness and Lightness.
CHAP. V. Of Taste.
CHAP. VI. Of Smelling.
CHAP. VII. Of Sound.
CHAP. VIII. Of Light.
CHAP. IX. Of Colours.
CHAP. X. Of Occult Qualities.
The Third Part OF THE HISTORY OF NATURE. OF THE WORLD, AND HEAVEN.
CHAP. I. Of the Beginning of the World.
CHAP. II. Of the Creation of Things, and of the Ranging of the several parts of the World.
CHAP. III. Of the End or Destruction of the World.
CHAP. IV. Of the Generation, and Corruption of Things.
CHAP. V. Of the Heaven, or most subtil Aether.
CHAP. VI. Of the Sun.
CHAP. VII. Of the Fixed Stars.
CHAP. VIII. Of the Moon.
CHAP. IX. Of the Planets, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn.
CHAP. X. Of the Spots about the Sun, and the fixt Stars.
CHAP. XI. Of Spots that appear in the Orb of the Moon.
CHAP. XII. Of Comets.
CHAP. XIII. Of the Productions of the Stars.
CHAP. XIV. Of the Predictions of Astrologers.
The Fourth Part OF THE HISTORY OF NATURE. OF EARTH, WATER, FIRE and AIR.
CHAP. I. Of the Globe of Earth.
CHAP. II. Of Water.
CHAP. III. Of the wonderful Properties of some sorts of Waters.
CHAP. IV. Of Fountains and Rivers.
CHAP. V. Of the Sea.
CHAP. VI. Of the Ebbing and Flowing of the Sea.
CHAP. VII. Of Fire.
CHAP. VIII. Of Earthquakes, and Subterraneous Fires.
CHAP. IX. Of Ashes and Coals.
CHAP. X. Of Glass.
CHAP. XI. Of the Air.
The Fifth Part OF THE HISTORY OF NATURE. OF Things dug out of the Earth.
CHAP. I. Of Metals in General.
CHAP. II. Of Quicksilver and Brimstone.
CHAP. III. Of Salt.
CHAP. IV. Of Gold.
CHAP. V. Of Silver and Tin.
CHAP. VI. Of Lead, and Copper.
CHAP. VII. Of Iron and Steel.
CHAP. VIII. Of the various Generation of Stones.
CHAP. IX. Of Pearls and precious Stones.
CHAP. X. Of the Magnet or Loadstone.
The Sixth Part OF THE HISTORY OF NATURE. OF METEORS.
CHAP. I. Of Vapours and Exhalations.
CHAP. II. Of Winds.
CHAP. III. Of Clouds and Mists.
CHAP. IV. Of Rain.
CHAP. V. Of Hail and Snow.
CHAP. VI. Of the Dew, Hoar-frost, Honey and Manna.
CHAP. VII. Of Storms and Thunder.
CHAP. VIII. Of Lightning and Thunder-Bolts.
CHAP. IX. Of the Rainbow.
CHAP. X. Of Fires kindled in the Air.
CHAP. XI. Of Circles about the Sun, or Moon, and of Mock Suns.
The Seventh Part OF THE HISTORY OF NATURE. OF PLANTS.
CHAP. I. Of the Parts of Plants.
CHAP. II. Of the Virtues and Efficacy of Plants.
CHAP. III. Of the obvious, or known Qulities of Plants.
CHAP. IV. Of the Ocoult Qualities of Plants.
CHAP. V. Of the Sympathy and Antipathy of Plants.
CHAP. VI. Of the Original of Plants.
CHAP. VII. Of the Nourishment of Plants.
CHAP. VIII. Of the Germination, Sprouting or Budding of Vegetables.
CHAP. IX. Of the Decay and Death of Vegetables.
The Eighth Part OF THE HISTORY OF NATURE. OF ANIMALS.
CHAP. I. Of Animals which are commonly supposed to be of a Spontaneous Birth.
CHAP. II. Of Animals produc'd of Seed.
CHAP. III. Of Monsters.
CHAP. IV. Of the Birth of Animals.
CHAP. V. Of Hunger and Thirst.
CHAP. VI. Of the Motion of the Heart, and Circula∣on of the Blood.
CHAP. VII. Of the Actions of Animals.
CHAP. VIII. Of the Aversion and Affection of Animals.
CHAP. IX. Of Sleep and Waking.
CHAP. X. Of the Diseases, and Death of Animals.
The Ninth Part OF THE HISTORY OF NATURE. OF MAN.
CHAP. I. Of the Sense of Touching, or Feeling.
CHAP. II. Of Taste.
CHAP. III. Of the Sense of Smelling.
CHAP. IV. Of Hearing.
CHAP. V. Of Sight.
CHAP. VI. Of Imagination.
CHAP. VII. Of Memory.
CHAP. VIII. Of Slumbers and Dreams.
CHAP. IX. Of the External Passions.
CHAP. X. Of some Persons Natural Inclinations and Aversions.
ADVERTISEMENT.
To the Honoured Sir Henry Hobart OF Blickling in Norfolk, Knight and Baronet.
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THE THIRD PART. A DISSERTATION Of the want of SENSE AND KNOWLEDGE IN BRUTES.
The Second Part. A DISSERTATION Of the want of SENSE AND KNOWLEDGE IN BRUTES.