Autology (Classic Reprint): An Inductive System of Mental Science, Whose Centre Is the Will, and Whose Completion Is the Personality; A Vindication of ... Divine Authorship of Nature (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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A detailed study of the mind’s will, intellect, and personality, offering a new approach to mental science.

This comprehensive work analyzes how the will drives action, how the affections shape behavior, and how the intellect and conscience interact with the mind’s deepest self. It presents a distinctive framework that ties liberty, choice, and personality to the structure of mental life, with a focus on how each faculty develops from essential activity and intelligence.

The volume is organized as a practical text for students, ministers, professionals, and general readers, with clear chapters and sections. It aims to illuminate the nature of knowledge, the limits of understanding, and the role of Providence in guiding human thought within the laws of nature.

• Clear explanations of the will, choice, and liberty, and how they relate to other faculties.


• Sections on the affections, intellect, and conscience, showing how they arise from the will.


• A practical appendix that engages with key thinkers in mental science and philosophy.

Ideal for readers of philosophy, theology, and cognitive science who want a structured, historically grounded view of mind and personality.

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