Modern Philosophy (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Modern Philosophy This work was commenced about a year ago, at the request of several gentlemen, chiefly clergymen, who said they could obtain no definite ideas of the modern Germa Philosophy. To meet the wants of these friends, and others in like circumstances, the author undertook to publish some short Essays in the Congregational Observer, edited by Messrs. Tyler Porter of Hartford. Soon after the publication commenced, the editors proposed striking off a number of copies in the volume form; and also encouraged some enlargement and extension of the plan of the work. But before its completion, the Newspaper was discontinued; and the two last Chapters now first appear in print. - The piecemeal composition of the work will account for some want of uniformity in the style and manner of treating the subject; and the author's distance from the press, and the difficulty of Newspaper correction, must excuse several unfortunate errata. The author here brings before the public no new system of philosophy, nor any attempted improvements of the science. Neither does he offer a critique upon the writings and speculations of others. He is not a philosopher; he has no favorite opinions to introduce and recommend; and he does not assume the office of a teacher of philosophical science. 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.