The Economy Of The Animal Kingdom

Author : Emanuel Swedenborg
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781397189455
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (894 download)

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Download or read book The Economy of the Animal Kingdom, Vol. 2 written by Emanuel Swedenborg and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Economy of the Animal Kingdom, Vol. 2: Considered Anatomically, Physically, and Philosophically Wherefore, if we would advance from the sphere of effects to that of causes, we must proceed by Orders and Degrees; agree ably to what rational analysis* itself both approves and advises (n. 67, The rational mind also, by means of this doc trine carefully investigated and established, will see Opened to its view a broad and even path leading to the principles of causes, and will behold the dissipation of those occult qualities, which, like the shadows of a thicket, deepen at every step so as to shut out all further prospect and progress: for as Often as nature betakes herself upwards from visible phenomena, or, in other words, withdraws herself inwards, she instantly as it were disappears, while no one knows what is become of her, or whither she is gone, so that it is necessary to take science as a guide to attend us in pursuing her steps. Without a guide of this kind, moreover, we shall have a tendency to fall into various premature Opinions; we Shall be apt to think, for in stance, that the soul, either from principles proper to herself, or from such as are above herself, flows immediately into the effects of her own body; whence, it necessarily follows, that the communication of operations between the soul and the body must be explained either by Physical bgfluxfi or by Occasional Causes;;t or if by neither of these, a third is assumed, as the only alternative, namely, that of Preéstablished Harmony.§ Thus the one or other system flows as a consequence from our want of knowledge respecting the subordination of things, and the connection of things subordinate even supposing the most accurate examination and the most profound judgment to have been exercised upon the phenomena: for reasonings naturally follow the course of their principles. But whereas all things in succeeding each other follow one another in order, and whereas in the whole circle of things, from first to last, there is not a ingle one which is altogether unconnected or detached from the rest; I am therefore compelled, as I said, previous to developing the subject of Rational Psychology, to take into consideration this doctrine concerning order and connection, so remarkably conspicuous in the animal kingdom. In the meanwhile, whether there be truth in what has been said, and what remains to be. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.