, 1877-09-12

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Tie Evanston Philosophical Association on
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Will II 'of1ha1 naect.us ~ LUG suon' m u 1ne tao-
liz Library vi Dayis street.. This organization
I. r.,unosd If tho most prominent ll,erory mil
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Is Known, t"cfo aro 'io' 'e",-"i'" has !os IT'S
ub]cct the cultivation anu diffusion "f knonl-
e4pu III philosophy, science, antl tho arts. It
has frrn In ex,stcnre stnco t1no winter OF INF.
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a'n ~ "e"ss'n ,av1* a ,1s ] pes.,,snt ocro,.a N,
chair. After tho open routine buafuess, Prof.
ts,,1er. tho Kccort1in9 Secretary. offered his
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,hon,.s for tho rcnttcmnn,s eticiencr in tho maj
t''aH's w s"s ee"s~ ~ :" ~ t"'s
two rcara OF service, ard Mf' Horace u. Lunt
Wns elected to the vacancy.
ueury n. Bat,ntster, II. D., read III unusually
ah1c ami elaborate article on "Morsl Insanity
s,rsa es-ly in thc nrc.rnt rcnt,rr tIc rr,.t cv.c
elfce eaFly III tHe p1sse"s sen'as5 1no c@'o.enec
Of such form Of inental disease ~ moral In.
sanity lad becn onu Of the most unsettled Qucs-
inns If rsyctt,loufcai n,cdIcine Al tho preRcnt
Inv ,trrr xcre txo nrot,1nent tcn1cncJcs In "a.
gard 10 this general subject; On tho ono hand,
largo nulnber, and, In thls country, majority,
Ut aljrnfsts deny tts existence uti declare that
ait the tqscs that have been induced OF TO-
called .nors.l j,,a,tty aru either INSTANCES uf re-
ssn,slblt. irtrayey, or slso OF orllnnry luaanity
win intellectual aDcrratiop, III Which thc moral
syInptun.s were only predominant. Ou the
thcr hanl, there was very marked tendency
un,f,uE urttncr rIass ut tnyrstIgatt1rs unu
WHITES to refer ajl or q largu ulrt 0t tjlo
trin,Ni,ty IN this world to pl,ysieTl steAc!eusics
rendcrJug tActr suhIccta, t., II Erclter or lesser
extent, Irresponsible. Bctwccn these two x.
arI sili noro ~ il. scientific authority, who, I'd.
mfttttr the existence Ut moral responsibility In
tie great majority Of e4ises, arc still compelled
to rccoYnze int under curtain etrcusnst Ices il
I,uy be Iatktlw while tue intellectual power
NAV tu untn,pared.
Thc oLfrct III lie present paner vas TO pre-
scpt some arguments, !,usiiapa not altogether
nav. that SEEMED tu faYpr tlljs form nf aiacase
Ucr1l raIscd against it.
Uy M rxtguhye accumulation Of arguments
tho ihwtsr arrived At tic following CONCLUSIONS:
E1t4,--.Thu brain il tho instrument Of tbs
mini. thu iultnutrrlnt part Of u,Ir nat,1rr.
through Which Il 5ccciycs Impressions froin a,l
rcacts u.n,r1 ita sl1rroumIiIDvs
Snu,ui-ita function. may be classified as re-
ceptiys and dynu.t.ic, tho former cu,nprIstuc
fr,J,nv Hnrtuiii,p friIsuliun> anil tt laktrr III.
tc1iu.tion, yolitloI ani tilu control Vt our o.rr
| Mxiily ur,.a,Is.
Infrt-rhe simnlest element at lntcltcctiou
Ia iinrmunt lusrI unon premises found ii
our ss.gs' ,rlse nese, s lnu1 ~ a"tSmt 70
s'ts.'set'o4's 'a4"' ''s~''''"5 ~ 'aeepspee"t
'' fsar.a-Amoor j. our feeling. VIC s,na tho NOR.
vi scnsc, which, whether It y considered 40 III
sosnt t,n tbs Gre9t.1 ., ri; s*!stinx
fsciinps' m.t,st nrycrthctrss t,s admitted tu ie
nri,nary na inr as thc iutlyiuun, 10 cut,cernc,l,
tUM-l.ku all tt,e other ssltes or feelings,
thls o.al se'iAo must aasc ~ spcc!al tucchal,'
ism IL tue bsaan for the reception OF moral itn'
Siih--T!ais mechanism, like every uther pof.
tio,1 uI tic bsaiu, 10 Liable to BE- lisonlerctt,