Grounds of Natural Philosophy

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1 Grounds of Natural Philosophy hi Margaret Lucas Cavendish Duchess of Newcastle Introduction by Colette V. Michael West Cornwall, CT LOCUST HILL PRESS 1996

2 A TABLE of the CONTENTS. The fiv/2 Tart. Chap' F Matter, Of Motion, Of the Degrees of Matter, 3 IV. Of Vtnium," 4 V. The difference of the two Selfmoving Parts of Matter, 4 VI. Of dividing and uniting of Parts, 6 VII. Of Life and Knowledg, 6 VIII. Of Nature's Knowledg, and Perception, 7 IX. Of Perception in general, 8 X. Of double Perception, o XI. Whether the Triumphant Parts can be perceived diftincrly from each other, 9 XII. Whether Nature can know herfelf, orhavcanablblute Power of her felf, or have anex3& Figure, IO XIII. Nature cannot judg herfelf,12 XIV. Nature poyfes or balances her Actions, i a XV. Whether there be degrees of Corporal Strength, 13 XVI. Of Ftefts andcaufe, 15, XVII. Of Influence, 15 XVIII. Of Fortune and Chance, 16 XIX. Of Time and Eternity, 16 HI. Of Perception or' Parts, and united Perception, 19 IV. Whether the Rational and Senlirive Parts, have a Perception of each other, QO V. Of Thoughts, and the whole Mind or'a Creature, it VI. Whether the Mind of one Creature, can perceive the Mind of another Creature, 33 VII. Of Perception, and Conception, 23 VIII. Of Human Suppofition, 24 IX. Of Information between fcveral Creatures, 24 X. The rcafbn of feveral kinds and forts of Creatures, 25 XI. Of the feveral Properties of fcvcral kinds and forts of Creatures, :tf Tie Third V*rt. Chap. 1, 107. Of Productions in general, fag. 27,1035 VIII. Productions muft partake of fbme parts of their Producers, 36 IX. Of Rejcrnblances of feveral Off-fprings, or Producers, 3 7 X. Of the fcveral appearances of the Exterior parts nf one Creature, 38 The Second Fart. I Of Creatures,»7., The Fourth Part. I. Of Animal Productions, and of II. Of Knowledg and Perception of different kinds and forts of the difference between Productions and Transformations, Creatures, 18 H.O 9 f

3 The CONTENTS. II. Of different Figurative Motions in Man's production, 40 III. Of the Qyickning of a Child, or any other fort of Animal Creatures, 41 IV. Of the Binh of a Child, 41 V. Of Mifchances, or Mifcarriagcs of Breeding-Creatures, 42 VI. Of theencreafe of Growth and Strength of Mankind, orfiich like Creatures, 4 VII. Or the leveral properties of the feveral exterior Chapes ol feveral forts oi Animals, 44 VIII. Of the Dividing and Uniting parts of a particular Creature, 4+ Tin fifth Tart. I. Of Man, 47 II. Of the variety of Man"s Natu ral Motions, 4S III. Of Man".'-Shape and Speech, 49 IV. Of the feveral Figurative Parts of human Creatures, 50 ' V. Of the feveral perceptions a- amonglt the feveral parts o Man, 51 VI. Of divided and compofed Perceptions, 52 VH. Of the ignorances of the (evera! perceptive Organs, 53 VIII. Of the particular and general perceptions of the exteiioi parts of human Creatures. IX. Of the exterior Senfitive Or gans of human Creatures, 5; X. Of the Rational parts of the hu man Organs, 57 XI. Of the difference between th human Conception, and Perception, j ; XII. Of the feveral varieties of A- ftions of human Creatures XIII. Of the manner of informati on between the Ration.! and Senfitive parts, 55 IV. Of irregularities and regularities of the Rtfloring-parts of human Creatures, 60 V. Of the agreeing and dilaijrceingof thcscnlitiveanci Rational parts of human Creatures, 61 (VI. Of the power of the Rational ; or lather, of the indulgency of the Senfiiivc, 61 icvii. Of In man Appetites and Pafiions, 63 KV1II. Of the Rationa'.i5ions of the Head am; Heart of human Crestures, 65 XIX. Of P.ifiions anu Imaginations, 65 XX. That Aflociations, Divifions, and Alterations, caufe feveral EfFefts, 66 XXI. Of the differences between Sclf-love,and Paffionate love, 63 7he Sixth Part.'. Of the Motions of fomc parts of the Mind, and of Forrein Objects, 69 I. Of the VIotions of fomc parts of the Mind, 70 III. Of the Motions of human Palfions and Appetite:.;.is alfo, of the Motions of the Rational and Scnliiive parts, towards Forrein Ob jv ch, 71 IV. Of the Repetitions <>t thesenfitiveand Rational cftions, 73 V. Of the paifion.ite Love, and fympathetical Endeavours, a- mongft the AfTbciate parts of a human Creature, '75 VI. Of Acquaintance, 77 VH. Of the Effects of Forrein Objefts of the Senfitive Body ; and of the Rational Mind of a human Creature, 78 VII!. Of the advantage and diladvantage of the Encounters of feveral Creatures, 80 IX. That all human Creatures have

4 '1 be CONTENTS. have the like kind and forts of properties, 81 X. Of the fingtilarity of the Senfitive, and of the Rational Corporeal Motions, 8j XI. Of the Knowledg between the Senfitive Organs of a human Creature, XII. Of hum.in perception, or defcfts of a human Creature, 84 XIII. Of Natural Fools. 2 5 The Eighth Part. I. Of the irregularity of Nature's parts, 105 II. Of the human parts of a human X. Of Cancers and Fiftula's, 144 XI. Of the Gout, ib. XII. Of the Stone, 14S Creature, ic6 XII. Of Apoplexies and Lethargies, III. Of human Humors, IV. Of Blood, ibid. XIII. Of Epilepfies, 147 V. Of the Radical humors, or XIV.- Of Convulfions and. Cramps, parts, VI. Of expelling malignant difor- XV. OfChoIicks, ibid. ders in a human Creature, no VII. Of human Digeflions and E- vacnations, 111 VIII. Of Difcafes in general, 112 IX. Of tiic Fundamental Dit-afc-i, 113 The Ninth rjrt. I. Of Sicknefs, 11? II. Of Pain, 117 III. Of Diz7incfs, ntf IV. Of the Brain fceniing to turn round in the head, 119 V. Of Weaknels, 130 VI. Of Swooning, ibid. VII. Of Numb and Dead Palfics : or Gangren's, 122 VIII. Or" Mj'dnefs, 1:4 IX. The Senfitive and P«.ational parts may be difcinctly mat', 1:5 X. The parts of the head are not only iubject to madntis; but alib, the other parts of the body, 125 XI. The Rational and Scnlitivc parts of a human Creature, are apt to difcurb each other, 127 XII. Of DileaPcs produced by conceit, i,o The Tenth Tart. I. Of Fevers, 131 II. Of the Plague, 132 III. Of the Small-Pox and Mealies, 134 IV. Of the intermiilion of Fevers, or Agues, 143 V. Of Confumptions, 137 The Seventh r.ut. I. Of the Senfitive actions of Sleeping.md Waking, 89 II. Of Sleeping, 91 III. Of human Dreams, 9-2 IV. Of the actions of Dreams, 93 V. Whether the interior parts of a human Creature, do ileep, 54 VI. Whether all the Creatures in Nature, have deeping and waking-actions, 95 VII. Of human Death, 97 VIII. Of the Heat of human Life, and the Cold of human Death, 98 IX. Of the lad aft of human Life, Hid. X. Whether a human Creature hath knowledg in death, or not, c/g XI. Whether a Creature may be new formed afrer a general diflbhition, loo VI. Of Dropfies, XII. Of Foreknowledg, 102 ibid. VII. Of Sweating, 133 V1U. Of Coughs, 139 IX. Of Gang'ren's, 143 XVI. Of Shaking-Panics, 150 XVII. Of the Muther, Spleen, and Scurvy, 1 % 1 XVllliOf

5 'I he CONTENTS. and Blclled World, as in this The Fourth Part. World, 267 I. Of the Irregular World, i«r III. Ofthe Births and Deaths of the II, Of the Productions and Dil!o- Hcavcnly World, ibid.\ lutionsof the Creatures of (he IV. Whether thofe Creatures could I irregular World, 2?» be named Blc td,tba!t arefubject HI. Of Animals, and of Humans in to dye, 269 : the irregular World, I?J V. Of the Productions ofthe Crca- IV. Of Objc-fts and Perceptions, tures of the Regular World, VI. Whether the Creatures in the V. The Dcfcription ofthe Globe Blcfled World, do feed and eva- I of the irregular World, Hid. cuate, 271 VI. Of the Elemental Air.and Light VII. Of the Animals, and of the; ofthe irregular World, i?<5. food of the Humans of thchap-ivll. Of Storms and Tempcfts in the py World, 272' irregular World, 237 VIII. Whether it is not irregular Vlll. Of thefcvcralseafons;or rafor one Creature to feed onano-1 thcr, of the feveral Tempers in ther, 273 i the irregular World, ibid. IX. Of the continuance of life in; IX. The Conclufion of the irreguthe Regular World, 275 lar and unhappy,or cnrfi'd World, X. Of the Excellency and Happinels of the Creatures of the Regular i38 World, 276 The Fifth Part. XI. Of Human Creatures in the Fifteen Sections concerning Rcitoring-Beds,or Regular World, 278 Wombs, />29i,to XII. Of the happinefs of human 308 Creatures in the Material World, ibid. The Conclufion, 309