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shown to be more numerous than they were before 

 supposed ; and the plan of studyuig them iu de- 

 tail, rather than through the. medium of a set of 

 deceptive systematic rules, exhibited and recom- 

 mended. 



. 4. The metaphysical writings of the eighteenth 

 century are, in general, more clear, popular, and 

 intelligible, than those of any former age. To 

 this some of the most erroneous writers of the age 

 have, by their acuteness, contributed. Even 

 Berkeley and Hume have thus indirectly subserved 

 the interests of metaphysical science. 



Beside the writers on the general philosophy of 

 mind, or on particular parts of this science, whose 

 names have been mentioned in the foreo:oino' 

 pages, a number of others are entitled to notice in 

 the metaphysical history of the last age, as having 

 either written professedly on the subject, or inter- 

 woven much matter relating to the philosophy of 

 mind in the discussion of theological, moral, and 

 literary subjects. Among these bishop Butler, Dr. 

 Hutcheson, Mr. Grove, Dr. Campbell, Dr. A. 

 Smith, ]\Ir. Toplady, U\\ Tucker *, and Mr. Al- 

 lison, of Great Britain ; Beausobre, Condillac, 



* See The Light of Nature Pursued, by Edward Search, esq. 

 7 vols. Svc, 1768, 1778. Tlie real author of this work was 

 Abraham Tucker^ esq. It contains much new, curious^ and 

 highly interesting discussion on metaphysical and moral subjects. 

 Of Mr. Tucker Dr. Paley, in the preface to his Moral and Vuliti* 

 cat Philosophy, speaks in the following terms : " I have found in 

 tliis writer more original thinking and observation upon the seve- 

 ral subjects that he has taken in hand, than in any other, not to 

 say, than in all others put togetlier. His talent for illustration is 

 unrivalled. But his thoughts are diffused Qirough a long, various, 

 iind irregular work." 



