Archelogia philosophica nova, or, New principles of philosophy containing philosophy in general, metaphysicks or ontology, dynamilogy or a discourse of power, religio philosophi or natural theology, physicks or natural philosophy / by Gideon Harvey ...
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Archelogia philosophica nova, or, New principles of philosophy containing philosophy in general, metaphysicks or ontology, dynamilogy or a discourse of power, religio philosophi or natural theology, physicks or natural philosophy / by Gideon Harvey ...
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Harvey, Gideon, 1640?-1700?
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London :: Printed by J. H. for Samuel Thomson ...,
1663.
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Philosophy.
Natural theology -- Early works to 1800.
Science -- Early works to 1800.
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"Archelogia philosophica nova, or, New principles of philosophy containing philosophy in general, metaphysicks or ontology, dynamilogy or a discourse of power, religio philosophi or natural theology, physicks or natural philosophy / by Gideon Harvey ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A43008.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 23, 2025.
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The FIRST PART. The Third Book.
CHAP. I. Of Powers, according to the Peripa∣teticks.
1. THe Opinion of the Peripateticks touching the Souls action. That according to the same Opinion, a Substance is said not to act imme∣diately through it self, but through superadded Powers. p. 85.
2. That a Substance acteth through as many different Powers, as it pro∣duceth different Acts. p. 86.
3. That the said Powers are really and formally distinct from the essence of the Soul. ib.
4. That Powers are concreated with the Soul, and do immediately ema∣nate from her Essence. p. 87.
5. That immaterial Powers are inhe∣rent in the Soul, as in their Agent; Material ones in the Matter, as in their Subject. ib.
6. That Powers are distinguisht by their Acts and Objects. The Au∣thors Intent in treating of the Fa∣culties of the Soul. ib.
CHAP. II. Of all the usual Acceptions of power.
1. The Etymology of Power. The Synonyma's of Power. p. 88.
2. The various Acceptions of pow∣er. ib.
3. What a Passive Natural Power, and a Supernatural Passive or Obe∣diential Power is. ib.
4. Various Divisions of Power. p. 89.
CHAP. III. Of the Nature of Power according to the Author.
1. The Analogal Concept of Power as it is common to all its Analo∣gata. p. 90.
2. Whether there be Real Powers. 91.
3. Certain Conclusions touching Pow∣ers. p. 93.
4. That all Substances act immedi∣ately through themselves. p. 95.
5. That a Peripatetick Power is a Non Ens Physicum. p. 97.
6. That all Powers are really Identi∣ficated with their Subject. ib.
7. That Powers are distinguisht mo∣dully from their Subject. p. 98.
8. How Powers are taken in the Ab∣stract. ib.
9. The Manner of the Remission and Intention of Powers. p. 99.
10. The Number of the Formal Acts caused by a singular Substance. ib.
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11. The Number of the Formal Acts caused by an Organical Sub∣stance. p. 101.
12. The Solutions of several Doubts touching Powers. ib.
13. That all Creatures have an ab∣solute Power secundum quid of acting. p. 102.
14. In what sense Hippocrates and Galen apprehended Powers. ib.
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