An ethical treatise on the passions : founded on the principles investigated in the Philosophical treatise / by T. Cogan.

  • Cogan, T. (Thomas), 1736-1818.
Date:
1807-1810
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    practise virtue or plunge into vic^. When therefore the theory of well-being profes- sedly becomes a candidate for public atten^ tion, every one who does not despair of its being obtainable, or has not chalked out ^ favorite path for himself; every one who does not despise investigations of this na^ ture, as being merely speculative and vision^ ary, or imagine that the Author has under- taken a task which he cannot accomplish, will have his expectations raised; and conr sequently great is the danger of his dis^ appointment. The Author foresees that this will be the case with many, but he trusts, not with aU. He is deeply con- scious that he cannot treat the subje6l in a manner adequate to its importance, but he knows that what he advances, ought to convince multitudes of their folly; and he js certain that he is pointing out a much securer path to felicity than that whict multitudes have chosen.