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4 Aug. 1814 Logic Ch.1 Logic
4 Aug. 1814

Logic

Ch.1 Logic what

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Voluntary or involuntary - whosoever harbours a favourite error which it would pain him to see exposed, beholds in logic or metaphysics or both an object {of his hatred and his fear an object of dread and hatred} of antipathy and terror. From the expression /adverse current/ of these affections logic being, under that its name, covered /defended/ not only by the authority of the most revered /admired/ of all classical names /of the philosophers of antiquity/, but of those instructors /[...?] teachers/ /reverend persons/ at whose feet /from whose lips/ instruction in its highest and most polished forms is imbibed, metaphysics is commonly the but [sic] against which the chief force of the indignation /hostile affections/ is directed.

 Conclude by showing by what interests or prejudices indigenous or interests begotten then different classes of the enemies /adversaries/ of truth and those of right reason and logic not set on /animated/ against logic the art, and particularly against metaphysics, its appellative. 1 [...?] /[...?]/ invention. 2. [...?] /[...?]/ 3. Metaphysics 4. 5. Sentimentalist

+  Given [?] [...?] with [?] questions of literary property form an example. By /From/ the arguments on that occasion employed it appears that [...?] [...?] [...?] of the lawyers on other and un[...?] the manner in which property is created. Those to whom truth was most troublesome wanted their [...?] against the word metaphysics.

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