The Conduct of the Understanding (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Conduct of the UnderstandingThey, fays he, who attributed {0 much to logic, perceived very well and truly, that it was not fate to troll the underiianding to itlelf, without the guard of any rules. But the remedy reached not the evil, but became a part ofit: for the logic which took place, though'it might do well enough in civil afi'airs, and the arts which confi¿ed in talk and opinion, yet comes very far fhort of fubtilty in the 1' a1 performances of no.. Ture, and catching at what it cannot reach, has ferved to confirm and efiablilh errors, rather than to Open a way to truth. And therefere a little after he fays, That it is abfolutely necci fary that a better and perfeéier ufe and employ: ment of the mind and underftanding {hould be introduced. Necc¿zrio rcquiritttr ut melior et' pct¿fiior mantis ct itztel/cc'lztr lattmani lift at adope' ratio iatrodacatur.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.