Inquiries Concerning the Intellectual Powers, and the Investigation of Truth (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Inquiries Concerning the Intellectual Powers, and the Investigation of Truth From the deep interest which the philosophy of mind thus presents to the medical inquirer, I have been induced to attempt a slight outline of this im portant subject. In domg so, I do not profess to offer any thing new or original. My object is to resent to the younger part of the profession some ceding facts, which may serve to direct their further inquiries on a subject of great and general interest. 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.