Outlines of a philosophical argument on the infinite : and the final cause of creation : and on the intercourse between the soul and the body / by Emanuel Swedenborg ; translated from the Latin by James John Garth Wilkinson.

  • Swedenborg, Emanuel, 1688-1772.
Date:
1847
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Credit: Outlines of a philosophical argument on the infinite : and the final cause of creation : and on the intercourse between the soul and the body / by Emanuel Swedenborg ; translated from the Latin by James John Garth Wilkinson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    Page Whence the infinite ? 18 When did the infinite originate ? ib. What is the distinctive quale of the primitive entity of nature ? 20 We grant that all things issued naturally from this primitive entity 21 In the primitives lay the quality of producing the consecpiences 22 We admire all natural things in their cause ib. Was all nature once in the leasts ? 24 The greater worshipers of nature we are, the greater worshipers of Deity we may become ib. From the perfection of the primitive 25 Were there contingencies in the primitive ? ib. God is not the cause of imperfection 26 Nevertheless all things are from God 27 We may attribute [causation] to nature ib. By the contemplation of nature, we are led to an acknowledgment of God .. 29 By the heavens ib. By the structure of the human body 30 All parts of the body tend to their own proper ends 43 There is a tacit consent of human souls to the existence of an infinite God .. 46 Objection : Was the Divine in the primitives only, and not in the derivatives ? 48 The reasonings of some philosophers concerning God 51 The infinite is not to be reckoned as nothing, although compared with finites it is quasi nothing 55 The connexion between the infinite and the first finite 58 The primary end is for the infinite 60 There is a nexus, and the infinite is the final cause of creation 63 Man is the ultimate effect in the world through which the divine end can be obtained 66 Objection : That the divine end is not obtained in the ultimate effect 72 God has exercised his prevision and providence at once, to ensure obtaining the primary end 76 By giving a soul to the body 77 By the only-begotten Son, who took upon Himself the ultimate effect 79 How the end may be obtained in the Gentiles 80 There are many secondary ends 82 CHAPTER II. Is the soul finite, or infinite ? 93 Is the soul amenable to laws ? ib. Are there any but mechanical laws in finite things ? 95 Is the finite conceivable apart from extension ? 97 Is the soul a pure simple ? 100