The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-04-20
For the Free Trader.
Singular Period in History.

one oi the most curious periods in the Listory
Of the world seems to have been, during about
the middle Of the 18th century Previous to that
time there existed difference Of opinion among
the various philosophers, in reference to the dc
ton Of the human mind, and tie manner in which
1t tPcreeved external objects, ard particularly how
II retained mpressons Tor some time this sl.b.
ject was agia.cd with considerable wormth tl.ro'.
out Europe, finally, however, majority Of tie
learned authors who wrote upon the subject SCI.
tied down upon theory which was, tn. "t'e
mind could not act where it was not present and,
tcTe!.!ccuu.d only see the images Of external %.
objects, which We're SAID 10 be conveved through
tie senses and represented TO the mind in the
same manner in which images are formed in the
camera obscura, BY the internal functions OF the
mind these images were supposed TO be refined
into pAantom7, the objects O: !acmory; and these
after undergoing another process, became in,s.I,
gent specles-idcas, which were said to lie tic
rca. objects Of intellect" But ,..is theory lad
hardly been settled upon ly the profound met.
aIAys-ans Of those ages, before another difficulty
presented itself namely: in what manner the
m.ad perceived u general principle :" and whr,h-
CT there existed miniature any essence which cor,
responded w.,h general ilea, or whether in &C.
ucr~A1.ug we merely made use Of ~ lbs.,ar.
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atr., tr The valuable services winch the l'ope had
rendered him during the time Of hiS participation
IN the CONTROVERSY And Lou, the II ,h, King yt
France. on the Other hand. attached himself 90
OF tie most brutal prosecutions.
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