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Excerpt from Essays in Philosophy The following "Essays in Philosophy" were originally contributed to the North British Review, in the period extending from 1846 to 1855. They are now collected and republished, with a few slight alterations, chiefly in order to afford ready access to the evidence they may furnish, in support of the author's application for the Chair of Logic and Metaphysics in the University of Edinburgh, left vacant by the death of Sir William Hamilton. In this point of view, these Essays are relevant, principally as manifesting the general tendency of the writer's opinions, in regard to Logical and Metaphysical questions that are prominent in the discussions of the Nineteenth Century, and especially in the works of the distinguished philosopher who recently adorned the Metropolitan University of Scotland. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.