Godwin, William . Thoughts on Man: His Nature, Productions, and Discoveries
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Front Matter
Essay 1
ESSAY I. OF BODY AND MIND.
THE PROLOGUE.
Essay 2
ESSAY II. OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF TALENTS.
Section 1
SECTION I. PRESUMED DEARTH OF INTELLECTUAL POWER.--SCHOOLS
FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUTH CONSIDERED.--THE BOY
AND THE MAN COMPARED.
Section 2
SECTION II. EQUALITY OF MAN WITH MAN.--TALENTS EXTENSIVELY
DISTRIBUTED.--WAY IN WHICH THIS DISTRIBUTION IS
COUNTERACTED.--THE APTITUDE OF CHILDREN FOR
DIFFERENT PURSUITS SHOULD BE EARLY SOUGHT OUT.--
HINTS FOR A BETTER SYSTEM OF EDUCATION.--AMBITION
AN UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE.
Section 3
SECTION III. ENCOURAGING VIEW OF OUR COMMON NATURE.--POWER
OF SOUND EXPOSITION AFFORDED TO ALL.--DOCTRINE
OF THIS ESSAY AND THE HYPOTHESIS OF HELVETIUS
COMPARED.--THE WILLING AND UNWILLING PUPIL
CONTRASTED.--MISCHIEVOUS TENDENCY OF THE USUAL
MODES OF EDUCATION.
Section 4
SECTION IV. HOW FAR OUR GENUINE PROPENSITIES AND VOCATION
SHOULD BE FAVOURED.--SELF-REVERENCE RECOMMENDED.--
CONCLUSION.
Essay 3
ESSAY III. OF INTELLECTUAL ABORTION.
Essay 4
ESSAY IV. OF THE DURABILITY OF HUMAN ACHIEVEMENTS
AND PRODUCTIONS.
Essay 5
ESSAY V. OF THE REBELLIOUSNESS OF MAN.
Essay 6
ESSAY VI. OF HUMAN INNOCENCE.
Essay 7
ESSAY VII. OF THE DURATION OF HUMAN LIFE.
Essay 8
ESSAY VIII. OF HUMAN VEGETATION.
Essay 9
ESSAY IX. OF LEISURE.
Essay 10
ESSAY X. OF IMITATION AND INVENTION.
Essay 11
ESSAY XI. OF SELF-LOVE AND BENEVOLENCE.
Essay 12
ESSAY XII. OF THE LIBERTY OF HUMAN ACTIONS.
Essay 13
ESSAY XIII. OF BELIEF.
Essay 14
ESSAY XIV. OF YOUTH AND AGE.
Essay 15
ESSAY XV. OF LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP.
Essay 16
ESSAY XVI. OF FRANKNESS AND RESERVE.
Essay 17
ESSAY XVII. OF BALLOT.
Essay 18
ESSAY XVIII. OF DIFFIDENCE.
Essay 19
ESSAY XIX. OF SELF-COMPLACENCY.
Essay 20
ESSAY XX. OF PHRENOLOGY.
Essay 21
ESSAY XXI. OF ASTRONOMY.
Section 1
SECTION I.
Section 2
SECTION II.
Section 3
SECTION III.
Section 4
SECTION IV.
Essay 22
ESSAY XXII. OF THE MATERIAL UNIVERSE.
Essay 23
ESSAY XXIII. OF HUMAN VIRTUE.
THE EPILOGUE.