The constitution of man considered in relation to external objects / by George Combe.

  • Combe, George, 1788-1858.
Date:
1860
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Credit: The constitution of man considered in relation to external objects / by George Combe. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER I. ON NATURAL LAWS. Page Laws of Nature illustrated, ..... 32 No exceptions to tlieir operation when conditions are the same, 33 Bishop Butler on the Divine government of the world, . 34 Necessity of human observation and reflection, . . 36 Physical and Organic Laws, ..... 37 Moral and Intellectual Laws, ..... 38 Independence of the Natural Laws, ... 38 Obedience to each Law attended with its own good, and dis- obedience with its own evil, consequences, . . 39 Fixity of the Natural Laws, ..... 40 Their harmony with the constitution of Man, . . 40 Death, ....... 41 Mere knowledge of the Natural Laws insufficient to ensure their observance, ...... 42 Creation constituted in harmony with the whole faculties of Man, ....... 43 Benevolence of the Creator, ..... 44 CHAPTER II. ON THE CONSTITUTION OF MAN, AND ITS RELATIONS TO EXTERNAL OBJECTS. The constitution of Man compared wdth that of the brutes : quotation from Bishop Butler, .... 45 I. Man considered as a physical being, ... 46 II. Man considered as an organised being, . . . 48 ^Conditions of his perfection as such, ... 48 1. Soundness of constitution in the parents, . . 48 2. Supply of food, light, air, &c., ... 49 3. Exercise of all the organs, .... 49 Necessity of human industry, ... 60 Adaptation of food to the wants of Man in different climates, ...••• dl Misery from idleness, .... 53 III. Man considered as an animal, moral, and intellectual being, . 54 Light thrown by Phrenology on this subject, . . 64 Synopsis of the Mental Faculties of Man, . . 56 IV. The faculties of Man compared with each other—supremacy of the moral sentiments and intellect, ... CO » I