PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS ON THE GENERAL OBJECTS

OF SCIENCE.

Uniformity of the Relations of Bodies

Origin of our Idea of Causation

Our Idea of the Relation of Cause and Effect in refer-
ence to any two events, entirely distinct from our
intuitive impression of Causation

Of Physical, Efficient, and Final Causes

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The Object of Science is to trace the Uniform Rela-.
tions of things
The Object of Art is to apply our Knowledge of these
Relations for producing particular Results
Distinction of Sciences and Arts, according to the par-
ticular Substances or Relations which are their im-
mediate objects

Division of Sciences into certain and uncertain.

Grounds of Uncertainty in a Science

Illustrations of the Uncertain Sciences from Medicine

and Political Economy

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Imperfection of all Science, from the limited nature of

the human faculties

PART I.

OF THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF OUR

KNOWLEDGE OF MIND.

Our Knowledge of Mind limited entirely to Facts

Ideal Theory of the Old Philosophy

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