"All that we know of the body, is owing to anatomical dissection and observation, and it must be by an anatomy of the mind that we can discover its powers and principles."
— Reid, Thomas (1710-1796)
Author
Place of Publication
London and Edinburgh
Publisher
Printed for A. Millar and A. Kincaid & J. Bell
Date
1764
Metaphor
"All that we know of the body, is owing to anatomical dissection and observation, and it must be by an anatomy of the mind that we can discover its powers and principles."
Metaphor in Context
All that we know of the body, is owing to anatomical dissection and observation, and it must be by an anatomy of the mind that we can discover its powers and principles.
(I.i, p. 12)
(I.i, p. 12)
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
An Inquiry into the Human Mind, on the Principles of Common Sense. By Thomas Reid, D. D. Professor of Philosophy in King's College, Aberdeen (Edinburgh: Printed for A. Millar and A. Kincaid & J. Bell, 1764). <Link to ECCO>
The third edition is available in Google Books <Link>
See also fourth edition of 1785, which serves as the copy text for Derek Brookes' critical edition published by The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1997.
See also fourth edition of 1785, which serves as the copy text for Derek Brookes' critical edition published by The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1997.
Date of Entry
03/06/2011
