FEARN, JOHN (1768-1837), - Manual of the Physiology of the Mind, Comprehending the First Principles of Physical theology: with which are laid out the Crucial Objections to the Reidian Theory. To which is suffixed a Paper on the Logic of Relation Considered as a Machine for Rationat
London: Longman, 1829. 1st Edition. [4]+244pp. Later 19th century 1/2 red morocco with gilt-stamped spine, marbled boards, and marbled endpapers. Marbled paper a bit rubbed, else a very good, clean copy. Scarce. "In this work the relationship between the principles of his physiology of mind (the science which teaches us the nature of our own and other minds considered as substantive beings), the laws of primary vision and Hindu theology (the view that there is no nature in the universe, but the essences, energies and volition of a Great Intelligent Being acting upon the finite intelligences which it envelops) becomes even clearer and more explicit than in other previous writings. What Fearn calls physical theology, 'is in point of fact an Integral Department of the Physiology of Mind' ... [p. 48]" [Mander, Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century British Philosophers I:375]. 12.0 ounces = 342 grams. 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches = 22 x 14.5 x 2.2cm. Fearn "served for some years in the royal navy, retired, and devoted himself to philosophy. He was equally opposed to the English and Scottish schools, but was no transcendentalist, and professed to base his philosophy on induction" [DNB]. He published 12 books, many of them consisting largely of criticism of Reid and Stewart. Binding: HB.
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