"F. Mallebranch, with the Spirit of a Cartesian, denies that a Man who thinks seriously on the Matter, can doubt but the Essence of the Mind consists altogether in Thought, as that of Matter does in Extension; and that according to the various modifications of Thought, the Mind sometimes wills, sometimes imagines, &c. as, according to the various Modifications of Extension, Matter is sometimes Water, sometimes Wood, Fire, &c."
— Chambers, Ephraim (1680-1740)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
James & John Knapton
Date
1728
Metaphor
"F. Mallebranch, with the Spirit of a Cartesian, denies that a Man who thinks seriously on the Matter, can doubt but the Essence of the Mind consists altogether in Thought, as that of Matter does in Extension; and that according to the various modifications of Thought, the Mind sometimes wills, sometimes imagines, &c. as, according to the various Modifications of Extension, Matter is sometimes Water, sometimes Wood, Fire, &c."
Metaphor in Context
F. Mallebranch, with the Spirit of a Cartesian, denies that a Man who thinks seriously on the Matter, can doubt but the Essence of the Mind consists altogether in Thought, as that of Matter does in Extension; and that according to the various modifications of Thought, the Mind sometimes wills, sometimes imagines, &c. as, according to the various Modifications of Extension, Matter is sometimes Water, sometimes Wood, Fire, &c.
(209).
(209).
Categories
Provenance
Reading (in the British Library)
Citation
At least 9 entries in ESTC (1728, 1738, 1741, 1752, 1788, 1784, 1786, 1787, 1795).
Ephraim Chambers, Cyclopædia; or, an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences; Containing the Definitions of the Terms, and Accounts of the Thing Signify'd Thereby 2 vols. (London: James & John Knapton, 1728). <Link to ESTC><Link to UWDC edition: vol. I, vol. II>
Ephraim Chambers, Cyclopædia; or, an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences; Containing the Definitions of the Terms, and Accounts of the Thing Signify'd Thereby 2 vols. (London: James & John Knapton, 1728). <Link to ESTC><Link to UWDC edition: vol. I, vol. II>
Date of Entry
06/22/2014
