Outlines of a philosophical argument on the infinite, and the final cause of creation; and on the intercourse between the soul and the body / by Emanuel Swedenborg. Translated from the Latin by James John Garth Wilkinson.

  • Emmanuel Swedenborg
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1847
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Credit: Outlines of a philosophical argument on the infinite, and the final cause of creation; and on the intercourse between the soul and the body / by Emanuel Swedenborg. Translated from the Latin by James John Garth Wilkinson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Whience the infinite? ........... When did the infinite originate ? dO What is the distinctive quale of the primitive entity of nature?.. : We grant that all things issued naturally from this primitive entity ........ In the primitives lay the quality of producing the consequences . . We admire all natural things in their cause ..... Was all nature once in the leasts ? .. The greater worshipers of nature we are, the greater worshipers of Deity we may become... From the perfection of the primitive.............. Were there contingencies in the primitive? .... God is not the cause of imperfection.. .. Nevertheless all things are from God .. We may attribute [causation ]to natures os. ts. . ore. os Ree By the contemplation of nature, we are led to an acknowledgment of God .. By the heavens. . *3 = By the structure of the Capa T n EE cio ates All parts of the body tend to their own proper ends .................... There is a tacit consent of human souls to the existence of an infinite God .. Objection : Was the Divine in the primitives only, and not in the derivatives ? The reasonings of some philosophers concerning God ................ The infinite is not to be reckoned as nothing, although compared with finites it is quasi nothing ... OE TUA Make Sete roe à The connexion between the infinite and the first finite....... The primary end is for the infiutte.. 7%. 2.0. «skews as There is a nexus, and the infinite is the final cause of creation .. Ce Man is the ultimate effect in the world through which the divine end can be obtained God has exercised his prevision and providence at once, to ensure obtaining the primary end By giving a soul to the body .. : (Jue By the only-begotten Son, who took upon | Himself e ee: uec How the end may be obtained in the Gentiles ........ There are many secondary ends .... CHAPTER II. Is the soul finite, or infinite T I Is the'soul‘aménable to laws? 7. LATUR St ERES Are there any but mechanical laws in finite things ?.. Is the finite conceivable apart from extension ?. . Is the soul a pure simple? . Page 93 ib. 95 97 100
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