Excerpt from Metaphysic, Vol. 2 of 2: In Three Books, Ontology, Cosmology and Psychology A general consideration Of these questions must have te gard to two possible modes of answering them. Conceivably the Real Existence which appears to us under forms of action 50 homogeneous, may be not merely of like, but of quite identical nature throughout, and may owe the differ ences which characterise it to subsequent accessory con ditions. But it is equally conceivable, that Beings originally distinct, and such as cannot be comprehended in the totality of their nature under any one notion, Should yet be bound by the plan of the world, in which they are all included, to express their own inmost and heterogeneous Being, where they come into mutual relations, in a language Of common currency, i.e. By means Of the properties of matter. 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.