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UPHAM'S MENTAL PHILOSOPHY,
EMBRACING
“THE INTELLECT,” “THE SENSIBILITIES,” AND “THE WILL,”
IN THREE VOLUMES.

ALSO, AN ABRIDGMENT OF THE SAME IN ONE VOLUME.

The undersigned respectfully request the attention of the public to the
philosophical works which they now take the liberty to present to them.
It is neither their interest nor their wish to express their sense of the
value of these works in any undue and exaggerated terms; but they
suppose that, as publishers, they may be permitted to commend them to
the notice of the public, at least so far as they deserve it. It has been
the object of the author of these volumes, by a long and careful induction
of facts, to give a connected and full view of the mental operations. He
has aimed at nothing less than the true philosophy of the human mind.
Of the intrinsic difficulty of this undertaking, we suppose there can be
but little or no difference of opinion. And as to the manner in which
the author has acquitted himself in it, the subsequent testimonials, coming
from men standing high in the public estimation, will enable the
reader to judge. The demand for a system of mental philosophy is urgent.
The teachers in our various seminaries all agree, that a system
of education, without some knowledge of mental philosophy, cannot be
considered complete. On the contrary, they seem to regard the knowledge
of the human mind as in some respects more important than any
other form of knowledge. And we have no doubt that they will cordially
welcome any system which gives evidence in its preparation of
learning, good judgment, and candour.

Of the qualifications of Professor Upham for the great task (the results
of which, in a stereotype, uniform, and cheap edition, we now present
to the public), as well as of the works themselves, we might leave the
subsequent testimonials to speak. They say all we could wish them to
say; and the reader can judge whether the writers of them, filling, as
they do, very high and responsible stations, are worthy of credence. But
we venture to intimate to the public, that the most satisfactory testimonial
is to be found in the works themselves. It was our intention to
point out some things by which these volumes are characterized, and by
which they are favourably distinguished from other works; but we conclude,
on the whole, to leave this to the examination of the reader.
We think we run no hazard in saying, that those who will read and
study them carefully, will see no reasonable and sufficient ground for
dissenting from the favourable aspect in which they appear in the following
statements.

New York, 1840.

Harper & Brothers,
82 CLIFF-STREET.