The philosophy of spirits in relation to matter : shewing the real existence of two very distinct kinds of entity which unite to form the different bodies that compose the universe, organic and inorganic, by which the phenomena of light, heat, electricity, motion, life, mind, etc., are reconciled and explained / By C.M. Burnett.
- Burnett, C. M. (Charles Mountford), 1807-1866
- Date:
- 1850
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The philosophy of spirits in relation to matter : shewing the real existence of two very distinct kinds of entity which unite to form the different bodies that compose the universe, organic and inorganic, by which the phenomena of light, heat, electricity, motion, life, mind, etc., are reconciled and explained / By C.M. Burnett. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![CHAPTER VI. THE COMBINED ACTION OF THE TWO SPIRITS OF HEAT AND ELECTRICITY IN THE PHENOMENA OF INOR- GANIC BODIES; AND OF THE THREE SPIRITS OF HEAT, ELECTRICITY, AND LIFE, IN THE PHENO- MENA OF ORGANIC BODIES, REVIEWED, AND THEIR SEPARATE IDENTITIES SHOWN .... ] 12—137 The union of the spirits in the production of the higher phenomena of natural bodies . 113 The characters which mark the separate spirits 127 CHAPTER VII. THE SPIRIT OF LIFE, AND THE PHENOMENA DEPEND- ING UPON ITS UNION WITH THE SPIRITS OF HEAT AND ELECTRICITY GENERALLY IN LIVING BODIES, AND WITH THE HIGHER SPIRITS IN MAN MORE PARTICULARLY ...... 138—167 Laws of the spirit of life in its union with matter ] 40 Progressive development of the material struc- tures as the vital and mental powers increase 149 The spirit of life, common to all creatures, proved from revelation . . . . 158 General characters of the mental operations performed by the spirit of life in animals, compared with the mental operations in man 162 CHAPTER VIII. THE MIND ....... 168—183 The intellectual faculties and social feelings . 168 Distinction between the attributes of the mind and the intellectual faculties and social feelings . . . ... . . 172](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21044636_0039.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
