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"MlND AND BODY" ny ALEXANDER BlfS,
IL. ID. u. APPLETON Co, Publishers. For
sale by SHTrLrSGroN.
Tue close intimacy between mind and body;
the dependence OF one upon the other; the In
terchanres and mutual springs OF action, are
facts revealed TO the most inconsdcrate oh
server The memory Is enfeebled or vigorous,
lust as the body IL exhausted or fresh. Out
bursts OF emotion, a. OF anger or dread, deranee
the bodily functions. Severe mental labor will
create disease In the body. while, on the other
hand, an exemption from mental strain or lie.
preston ia favorable TO longevity. Notwlth-
standing, however, this systematic dependence
Of cause and effect, an inquiry into the general
laws OF affinity can only he made by the clear,
logical thinker And, even then, thought and
reason must acknowledge the mystery, and rest
often In deductions and propositions, Instead Of
In conclusions. Alexander Bsin, professor OF
logic In the University Of Aberdeen, Is known as
profound rcasoner and writer on this sub
ject. In 1895 he contributed several papers
to the "Fortnightly Review" advocating
principles and Views more extensively consld-
cred In this volume. Here we ind these meta
physical inquiries presented with all that
breadth OF thought, penetration and thorough
ness demanded In q search so critically nice,
Aud his ideas and differences are presented with
accuracy and force. Mind, In Its activity and
lndivisiblllty, with all its alliances OF feeling
will, intellect, &C., as adapted and cooperating
with changing. corruptlble matter, Ia a curious,
wonderful study, worthlly so considered by
the ancient Greek philosophers, the carly Chris
tisn fathers and the schoolmen OF every age In
the closing chapters OF the work before us we
have rehearsal Of TIE different theories OF the
soul, AS held by Plato, Aristotle and the fathers
from the age OF Augustine. The views Of mod
ern thinkers, too--Locke, Hobbs, Priosily, Man.
sci and others-arc introduced In summary
form. owing to the style and phrasrology be.
coming to the treatment Of subject so abstrusc,
but decidedly dull and heavy to the light reader,
Professor Bans work will be valued chiefly
within the acaiemical walls or the logician's
sanctum.
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