Disquisitions Relating to Matter and Spirit

1777. Partial Contents: Of the Nature and Essential Properties of Matter; Of Impenetrability; Of the Seat of the Sentient Principle in Man; Advantages attending the System of Materialism; Considerations more immediately relating to Immaterial Substances, and especially to the Connection of the Soul and Body; Of the Presence of the Soul with the Body; Of the Vehicle of the Soul; Objections to the System of Materialism considered; Of the Principles of Human Nature according to the Scriptures; Of the Divine Essence according to the Scriptures; Of the Arguments of the Being and Perfections of God; Observations on Personal Identity; A View of the different Opinions that have been held concerning the Divine Essence; Opinions of the Heathens and Jews; Opinions of the Christian Fathers to the sixth Century; State of Opinions from the Sixth Century to the Time of Descartes; Opinions from the Time of Descartes to present; Brief History of Opinions concerning the State of the Dead; Of the Indian or the proper Oriental Philosophy; Religion of the ancient Persians and Chaldeans; Introduction of the Oriental Philosophy into Greece; Mixture of the Oriental and Greek Philosophy with Christianity; Influence of the Philosophical system on the Christian doctrine concerning the Person of Christ; General Arguments against the Preexistence of Christ; Opinions that have been held concerning Matter, and their influence with respect to Christianity.