Excerpt from A Review of Edward's Inquiry Into the Freedom of the WillDiscussions respecting the will, have, unhappily, been confounded with theological Opinions, and hence have led to theological controversies, where predilections for a particular school or sect, have generally prejudged the conclusions of philosophy. As a part Of the mental constitution, the will must be subjected to the legitimate methods Of psycho logical investigation, and must abide the result. If we enter the field of human consciousness in the free, fearless, and honest spirit Of Baconian Observation in order to arrive at the laws Of the reason or the imagination, what should prevent us from pursuing the same enlightened course in reference to the will?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.