Mary Shepherd's Essays on the perception of an external universe

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cover Half title Series Mary Shepherd’s Essays on the Perception of an External Universe Copyright Contents Series Editors’ Foreword vii Acknowledgments ix Short Titles xi Note on the Text xiii Introduction 1 ESSAYS ON THE PERCEPTION OF AN EXTERNAL UNIVERSE PART I ESSAY ON THE ACADEMICAL OR SCEPTICAL PHILOSOPHY Preface 29 Introductory Chapter 31 I. On Continuous Existence 37 II. On External Existence 48 III. On Independent Existence 62 IV. Objection Arising to the Foregoing Doctrine from the Phenomena of Dreams, Further Considered and Answered 66 V. On the Nature of Objects when Acting as Causes 80 VI. On the Use of the word Idea in this Treatise, and cursory observations on its nature and proper use in general, &c. 84 VII. Application of the Doctrine contained in the preceding Essay to the evidence of our belief in several Opinions 91 VIII. Recapitulation 99 PART II SHORT ESSAYS ON SEVERAL SUBJECTS Essay I— Consideration of the erroneous reasoning contained in Bishop Berkeley’s Principles of Human Knowledge 111 Essay II— Upon the nature of the five organs of sense, and their manner of action with regard to external perception 121 Essay III— That the external causes which determine the various perceptions of sense, are not the immediate actions of Deity 129 Dr. Reid, as it regards the union of colour with extension; and the perception of the external primary Qualities of matter 132 Essay V— That mathematical demonstration, and physical induction, are founded upon similar principles of evidence 142 Essay VI— That sensible qualities cannot be causes 152 effect, on account of their being capable of a latent comparison of ideas 159 Essay VIII— That human testimony is of sufficient force to establish the credibility of miracles 164 Essay IX— On the objection made to final causes, as ends on Essay X— The reason why we cannot conceive of sensation as existing necessarily, and continuously by itself 183 Essay XI— On the immateriality of mind 189 Essay XII— On the union of mind with organization 192 Essay XIII— On the association of ideas, and the interaction of mind and body 196 Essay XIV— On the reason why objects appear single although painted on two retinas, and why they appear erect although the images be inverted on them 198 LADY MARY SHEPHERD’S METAPHYSICS 202 References 221 Index 225