Medical Inquiries and Observations, Vol. 2

Medical Inquiries and Observations, Vol. 2 - The Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged by the Author

BY BENJAMIN RUSH, M. D. PROFESSOR OF THE INSTITUTES AND PRACTICE OF MEDICINE, AND OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, IN THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. IN FOUR VOLUMES. VOL. II. THE SECOND EDITION, REVISED AND ENLARGED BY THE AUTHOR. PHILADELPHIA, PUBLISHED BY J. CONRAD & CO. CHESNUT-STREET, PHILADELPHIA; M. & J. CONRAD & CO. MARKET-STREET, BALTIMORE; RAPIN, CONRAD, & CO. WASHINGTON; SOMERVELL & CONRAD, PETERSBURG; AND BONSAL, CONRAD, & CO. NORFOLK. PRINTED BY T. & G. PALMER, 116, HIGH-STREET. 1805. It was for the laudable purpose of exciting a spirit of emulation and inquiry, among the members of our body, that the founders of our society instituted an annual oration. The task of preparing, and delivering this exercise, hath devolved, once more, upon me. I have submitted to it, not because I thought myself capable of fulfilling your intentions, but because I wished, by a testimony of my obedience to your requests, to atone for my long absence from the temple of science. By the moral faculty I mean a capacity in the human mind of distinguishing and chasing good and evil, or, in other words, virtue and vice. It is a native principle, and though it be capable of improvement by experience and reflection, it is not derived from either of them. St. Paul and Cicero give us the most perfect account of it that is to be found in modern or ancient authors. For when the Gentiles (says St. Paul), which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves; which show the works of the law written in their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing, or else excusing another[1]. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 58860
Author: Rush, Benjamin
Release Date: Feb 26, 2019
Format: eBook
Language: English