The Harmony of Phrenology with Scripture
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ISBN13: 9780217800075
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE HAKMONY OF PHKENOLOGY WITH SCRIPTURE. CHAPTER I. EXAMINATION OT MR COMBE's HYPOTHESIS, THAT THE WORLD IS CONSTI' TUTED ON THE PRINCIPLE OF SLOW AND PROGRESSIVE IMPROVEMENT.? GENERAL VIEW OF THE SUBJECT. In the commencement of his work on the Constitution of Man, Mr Combe draws a parallel between the inferior animals and the human race, and the circumstances in which they are respectively placed. He observes, most truly, that animals exhibit a much more simple constitution than man does; that, whether their nature is wild and ferocious, or gentle and inoffensive, they are uniformly and consistently so; and that each tribe is placed in circumstances obviously suited to its character and habits. Man, on the other hand, presents anomalies and inconsistencies without end, ?at once destructive and benevolent, selfish and generous?capable of the grossest sensuality, cruelty, and deceit; or of high attainments in wisdom, piety, and virtue. But how, says Mr Combe, shall these conflicting tendencies be reconciled, and how can external circumstances be devised that shall accord with such heterogeneous elements ? These questions have puzzled philosophers in all ages. Mr Combe thinks he is able to solve the enigma. It is to be regretted, that, in entering upon this most interesting field of speculation, Mr Combe should have thought it necessary, at the very outset, to come into . collision with certain doctrines which are generally supposed to lie at the very foundation of Christianity, ? I allude to the doctrines of the Fall, and the consequent depravity of the human race. Mr Combe had no occasion whatever to enter upon topics like these. If it had been his wish to treat his subject in a manner purely philosophical, and to consider the state and prospects of man, ...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217800075 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217800076 |
| Weight | 0.75 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.52 In |
| List Price | $20.12 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 226 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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