OF THE SECONDARY POWERS OF THE AtIND.
104. We did not set out with the hope of giving a complete outline of the most extensive subject of this article ; but our readers will probably think us unneces sarily deficient, if we say nothing respect ing memory, conception, judgment, at tention, abstraction, imagination, and will, which in books on the philosophy of the human mind constitute so important a part ; and though we think the operation of the associative power of such extent, that separate from mere sensation and re tention this ever active principle will fur nish a sufficient explanation of all the phenomena of intellect and affection, we agree with Mr. Stewart, that the com mon classification, having certainly some foundation in nature, should by no means be neglected. We shall accordingly, in the remainder of this article, and in those to which we shall now refer our readers, endeavour to give them such a View of the secondary faculties as may serve for the purposes which we originally propos. ed for ourselves. See UNDERSTANDING, or Judgment, in which, in connection with the article Woens, we shall endeavour to lay before our readers a summary view of the highly important principles of Hart ley, respecting those phenomena of the human mind which he classes under the head of understanding, or " that faculty by which we contemplate mere sensa tions and ideas, pursue truth, and assent to, or dissent from, propositions." The
passions, affections, pleasures, and pains, are usually referred to the general head of will : respecting them we have already spoken at large. Of the other secondary powers of the mind, we shall here give a very short account, referring our readers to the " Elements of Dugald Stewart," (a work which we earnestly wish to see completed) for various sound and com prehensive views respecting them, mix ed, we must confess, with several things in which we cannot agree, but which are so written as to delight even those whom they will not convince. We shall expect a most rapid progress of the Hartleyan philosophy, if the principles of it should ever be detailed in the imposing manner in which Mr. Stewart has given his to the public.