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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    of the passion; whether it be in the corporeal frame, or in a spiritual principle. 21. Whatever be the seat of the passions and affectionS;, the effects produced by them upon the participiant, are obviously sensaiiojis of a pleasant, or unpleasant nature. ZQ. Numerous causes conspire to create a di- •versity in the dispositions, pursuits and aftc ctions of individuals; by the influence of which, indi- viduals not only differ from others but sometimes from themselves also; such as the influence of experience J dijferejwe of sex, temperament, &c. 23. The passions and emotions, by the manncF of their acting upon the human frame, frequently exert a salutary or a morbid influence ; according to the nature of the emotion, the degrees of its influence, or the state of the subject. Those in- spired by the ideas of good, are, generally speak- ing, the most beneficial; and those arising from the perception or ideas of evil, the most pernicious. 24. The passions and affections of the mind> have an immediate, and powerful influence upon the train of our ideas; bringing forwards such aS are most correspondent to their natures.