On the Science of Sensibility, Or Simple Element of Soul

Book excerpt: Excerpt from On the Science of Sensibility, or Simple Element of Soul: And the Spirit of Life and Origin of Species, and Natural Cause of the Constancy of Each Species to Its Type Still, we are gravely told by sages, theologians, parents, and teachers, that one is the work of an immortal soul, and the other Of a mortal instinct. What is instinct? 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.