Volume 1

Mind and brain, or, The correlations of consciousness and organisation; systemically investigated and applied to philosophy, mental science and practice / by Thomas Laycock.

Date:
1869
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Credit: Mind and brain, or, The correlations of consciousness and organisation; systemically investigated and applied to philosophy, mental science and practice / by Thomas Laycock. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    Page § 3. The Defects and Ambiguities of Philosophical Terms. Illustrations from Eeid, Locke, Hamilton, Ferrier, . 55 Causes of the Ambiguities, .... 57 Observed also in Physiology and Zoology, . . 57 Bad Results, in leading to Imperfect Systems of Philosophy, 58 And in the embroilment of Speculation, . . 60 Chapter IV.—The Subject continued. Restkictions on THE PeOGEESS of MeNTAL SCIENCE FEOM THE PeEJU- DicES OF Mankind and the Dogmas of Speculative Metaphysics and Theology. § 1. Erroneous Fundamental Dogmas of the Spiritualists and Vilalists. Prejudice that the Laws of Thought are in no relation to the Laws of Life and Organisation, ... 63 The Asiatic character of European Metaphysics thence arising, ....... 65 Analogy between the Fundamental Error of the Cartesian and the Ptolemaic Philosophy, .... 66 § 2. Prejudices that have arisen from the Limitation of Specula- tive Philosophy to the Phenomena of Human Consciousness. Feeling and Sensation logically denied to Lower Animals by Descartes, ...... 68 Illogical rejection of the study of Comparative Psycho- logy by Eeid, ...... 69 Acknowledged Identity of Human and Animal Instincts —Hamilton, Mill, Agassiz, . . . .71 Injurious etfect of the Cartesian Philosophy on Natural History and Zoology, ..... 73 § 3. Influence of Prejudices created hy the Dogmas of Speculative Theology. Ecclesiastical Philosophy not an inquisitio veri but only a confirmatio veri, . . . . . .75 Necessary Antagonism of this Philosophy to Scientific Research, . . , . . . 76