CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER IV. 



Division of the Speculative Branch of Natural Philosophy into Physics 

 and Metaphysics. Physics relate to the Investigation of Efficient 

 Causes and Matter ; Metaphysics to that of Final Causes and the 

 Form. Division of Physics into the Sciences of the Principles of 

 Things, the Structure of Things, and the Variety of Things. Division 

 of Physics in relation to the Variety of Things into Abstract and 

 Concrete. Division of Concretes agrees with the Distribution of tho 

 Parts of Natural History. Division of Abstracts into the Doctrine 

 of Material Forms and Motion. Appendix of Speculative Physics 

 twofold: viz., Natural Problem* and the Opinions of Ancient Philo 

 sophers. Metaphysics divided into the Knowledge ol Forms and the 

 Doctrine of Final Causes. 



CHAPTER V. 



Division of the Practical Branch of Natural Philosophy into Mechanics 

 and Magic (Experimental Philosophy), which correspond to the Spe 

 culative Division Mechanics to Physics, and Magic to Metaphysics. 

 The word Magic cleared from False Interpretation. Appendix to 

 Active Science twofold : viz., an Inventory of Human Helps and a 

 Catalogue of Things of Multifarious Use. 



CHAPTER VI. 



The Great Appendix of Natural Philosophy both Speculative and Prac 

 tical. Mathematics. Its Proper Position not among the Substantial 

 Sciences, but in their Appendix. Mathematics divided into Pure 

 and Mixed. 



BOOK IV. 



CHAPTER I. 



Division of the Knowledge of Man into Human and Civil Philosophy. 

 Human Philosophy divided into the Doctrine of the Body and Soul. 

 The Construction of one General Science, including the Nature and 

 State of Man. The latter divided into the Doctrine of the Human 

 Person and the Connection of the Soul with the Body. Division of 

 Ihe Doctrine of the Person of Man into that of his Miseries and Pre 

 rogatives. Division of the Relations between the Soul and the Body 

 into the Doctrines of Indications and Impressions. Physiognomy and 

 the Interpretation of Dreams assigned to the Doctrine of Indications. 



CHAPTER II. 



Division of the Knowledge of the Human Body into the Medicinal, 

 Cosmetic, Athletic and the Voluptuary Arts. Division of Medicine 

 into Three Functions : viz., the Preservation of Health, the Cure of 

 Diseases, and the Prolongation ol Life. The last distinct from the 

 two former. 



