The Doctrine of the Will, Determined by an Appeal to Consciousness"To form theories is too often rather the sport of fancy than the labor of philosophy. Deductions from theories, however logically made, instead of correcting errors already introduced, only perpetuate them in an elaborate and stately manner. In the following treatise I have not aimed to form a theory, but in honesty arid simplicity, to examine facts; and through facts, to arrive at principles. Although I claim not infallibility for all the processes and details of my investigation and thinking; I do claim, to have presented in the main, the true doctrine of the will, as determined in the only legitimate way. The Review of Edwards' Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will, which I have already given to the public, necessarily anticipated some points discussed in the present volume"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved). |
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