The passions of the soule in three books the first, treating of the passions in generall, and occasionally of the whole nature of man. The second, of the number, and order of the passions, and the explication of the six primitive ones. The third, of particular passions. By R. des Cartes. And translated out of French into English.

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The passions of the soule in three books the first, treating of the passions in generall, and occasionally of the whole nature of man. The second, of the number, and order of the passions, and the explication of the six primitive ones. The third, of particular passions. By R. des Cartes. And translated out of French into English.

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Descartes, René, 1596-1650.

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London :: Printed for A.C. and are to be sold by J. Martin, and J. Ridley, at the Castle in Fleetstreet neer Ram-Alley,

1650.

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Human behavior -- Miscellanea -- Early works to 1800.

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"The passions of the soule in three books the first, treating of the passions in generall, and occasionally of the whole nature of man. The second, of the number, and order of the passions, and the explication of the six primitive ones. The third, of particular passions. By R. des Cartes. And translated out of French into English." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A81352.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 23, 2025. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• An Advertisement to the Reader by a friend of the Authour.
• The Passions of the Soul.
  • The first part. Of Passions in Generall: and occasio∣nally of the Universall nature of Man.
    • The first Article. That what is Passion in regard of the sub∣ject, is alwayes Action in some other respect.
    • The second Article. That to understand the Passions of the soul, it is necessary to distinguish the functions thereof from those of the body.
    • The third Article. What rule ought to be observed for the purpose.
    • The fourth Article. That heat, and the motion of the members pro∣ceed from the Body, and thoughts from the Soul.
    • The fifth Article. That it is an errour to believe the Soul gives mo∣tion and heat to the body.
    • The sixth Article. What is the difference betwixt a living and a dead dody.
    • The seventh Article. A brief explication of the parts of the body, and of some of its functions.
    • The eighth Article. What is the principle of all these functions.
    • The ninth Article. How the motion of the heart is wrought.
    • The tenth Article. How the animall spirits are begotten in the braine.
    • The 11th Article. How the muscles are moved.
    • The 12th Article. How outward objects act contrary to the organs of the senses.
    • The 13th Article. That this Action of objects without, may diffe∣rently convey the spirits into the Muscles.
    • The 14th Article. That the diversity of the spirits may diver∣sifie their course.
    • The 15th Article. What are the causes of their diversity.
    • The 16th Article. How all the members may be moved by the ob∣jects of the sences, and by the spirits, without the help of the Soul.
    • The 17th Article. What the functions of the Soul are.
    • The 18th Article. Of the Will.
    • The 19th Article. Of the Apprehension.
    • The 20th Article. Of Imaginations, and other thoughts framed by the Soul.
    • The 21 Article. Of Imaginations caused onely by the body.
    • The 22 Article. Of the difference betwixt them and the other apprehensions.
    • The 23th Article. Of apprehensions which we attribute to objects from without us.
    • The 24th Article. Of apprehensions which we attribute to our body.
    • The 25th Article. Of the apprehensions which we attribute to our Soul.
    • The 26th Article. That the imaginations, which depend onely on the accidentall motion of the spirits, may be as reall Passions; as the apprehensions depending on the nerves.
    • The 27th Article. The definition of the Passions of the Soul.
    • The 28th Article. An explication of the first part of the definition.
    • The 29th Article. An explication of the other part.
    • The 30th article. That the Soul is united to all the parts of the body joyntly.
    • The 31th Article. That there is a little kernell in the brain wherein the soul exercises her functions more pecu∣liarly than in the other parts.
    • The 32th Article. How this kernell is known to be the principall seat of the soul.
    • The 33th Article. That the seat of the Passions is not in the heart.
    • The 34th Article. How the Soul and the Body act one against another.
    • The 35th Article. An example of the manner how the impressions of objects unite in the kernell in the middle of the brain.
    • The 36 Article. An example how the Passions are excited in the Soul.
    • The 37th Article. How it appears they are all caused by some motion of the spirits.
    • The 38th Article. An example of the motions of the Body that ac∣company the Passions, and depend not of the Soul.
    • The 39th Article. How the same cause may excite divers Passions in divers men.
    • The 40th Article. What the principall effect of the Passions is.
    • The 41th Article. What is the power of the Soul in respect of the Body.
    • The 42th Article. How the things one would remember are found in the memory.
    • The 43th Article. How the Soul can imagine, be attentive, and move the Body.
    • The 44th Article. That every Will is naturally joyned to some mo∣tion of the kernell; but that by industry, or habit, itmay be annexed to another.
    • The 45th Article. What the power of the Soul is, in respect of her Passions.
    • The 46th Article. What is the reason that hinders the Soul from disposing her Passions totally.
    • The 47th Article. Wherein consist those contestations which use to be imagined between the superiour, and in∣feriour part of the Soul.
    • The 48th Article. Wherein the strength or weaknesse of souls are known, and what is the misery of the weakest.
    • The 49th Article. That the strength of the soul is not enough with∣out the knowledge of truth.
    • The 50th Article. That there is no soul so weak, but well mannaged, may acquire an absolute Mastery over her Passions.
  • The Passions of the Soul.
    • The 51th Article. What are the first causes of the Passions.
    • The 52 Article. What is the use of them, and that they may be numbered.
    • The 53 Article. Admiration.
    • The 54 Article. Estimation, Contempt, Generosity, or Pride, and Humility, or Dejection.
    • The 55th Article. Vereration, and Disdaine.
    • The 56th Article. Love, and Hatred.
    • The 57th Article. Desire.
    • The 58th Article. Hope, Fear, Jealousie, Security and Despaire.
    • The 59th Article. Irresolution, Courage, Boldnesse, Co∣wardice, Affright.
    • The 60th Article. Remorse.
    • The 61 Article. Joy, and Sadnesse.
    • The 62 Article. Derision, Envy, Pitty.
    • The 63th Article. Satisfaction of a mans selfe, and Repentance.
    • The 64th Article. Good-will, and Gratitude.
    • The 65th Article. Indignation, and Wrath.
    • The 66th Article. Glory, and Shame.
    • The 67th Article. Distaste, Sorrow, and Lightheartednesse.
    • The 68th Article. Wherefore this Numeration of the Passions, is different from that, commonly received.
    • The 69th Article. That there are but six primitive Passions.
    • The 70th Article. Of Admiration. The definition, and cause of it.
    • The 71 Article. That there happens no alteration in the heart, nor in the blood in this Passion.
    • The 72th Article. Wherein consists the power of Admiration.
    • The 73th Article. What Astonishment is.
    • The 74th Article. For what use the Passions serve, and what they are naught for.
    • The 75th Article. What is the peculiar use of Admiration.
    • The 76th Article. Wherein it is hurtfull, and how the want of it may be supplyed and the excesse corrected.
    • The 77th Article. That they are neither the most stupid, nor the men of greatest parts who are most addicted to admiration.
    • The 78th Article. That the excesse of it may be translated to a habit, for want of correction.
    • The 79th Article. The definitions of Love and hatred.
    • The 80th Article. What is meant by joyning or separa∣ting in Will.
    • The 81 Article. Of the usuall distinction between the Love of Concupiscence and Benevolence.
    • The 82 Article. How different Passions concurre in this that they participate of Love.
    • The 83th Article. Of the difference between bare Affection Friendship, and Devotion.
    • The 84th Article. That there are not so many sorts of Hatred as Love.
    • The 85 Article. Of Liking, and Horrour.
    • The 86th Article. The Definition of Desire.
    • The 87th Article. That it is a Passion which hath no Contrary.
    • The 88th Article. What are the severall kinds of it.
    • The 89th Article. What is the Desire arising from Horrours.
    • The 90th Article. What is that arising from Liking.
    • The 91 Article. The definition of Joy.
    • The 92 Article. The Definition of Sadnesse.
    • The 93 Article. What are the causes of these two Passions.
    • The 94th Article. How the Passions are excited by Goods, and e∣vills which only respect the budy: and where∣in consists tick ling, and pain.
    • The 95th Article. How they may also be excited by goods, ande∣vils which the Soul observes not, though they belong to her, as the delight a man takes to run into a danger. or remember an evil past.
    • The 96th Article. What are the motions of the blood, and spirits, that cause the five preceding Passions.
    • The 97th Article. The principall experiments conducing to the knowledge of these motions, in Love.
    • The 98 Article. In Hatred.
    • The 99th Artick. In Joy.
    • The 100th Article. In Sadnesse.
    • The 101 Article. In Desire.
    • The 102 Article. The motion of the blood, and spirits In Love.
    • The 103 Article. In Hatred.
    • The 104th Article. In Joy.
    • The 105th Article. In Sadnesse.
    • The 106th Article. In Desire.
    • The 107th Article. What is the cause of these motions in Love.
    • The 108 Article. In Hatred.
    • The 109th Article. In Joy.
    • The 110th Article. In Sadnesse.
    • The 111th Article. In Disire.
    • The 112 Article. What are the exteriour signes of these Passions.
    • The 113th Article. Of the gestures of the eyes, and face.
    • The 114th Article. Of changing Colour.
    • The 115th Article. How Joy causes blushing.
    • The 116th Article. How Sadnesse makes one look pale.
    • The 117th Article. How a man looks red oft-times when he is Sad.
    • The 118th Article. Of Tremblings.
    • The 119th Article. Of Languishing.
    • The 120th Article. How it is caused by Love, and by Desire.
    • The 121 Article. That it may also be caused by other Passions.
    • The 122 Article. Of Swouning.
    • The 123 Article. Wherefore a man doth not swoun with Sadnesse.
    • The 124th Article. Of Laughter.
    • The 125th Article. Wherefore it doth not accompany the greatest joyes.
    • The 126th Article. What are the chiefe causes of it.
    • The 127th Article. What is the cause thereof in Indignation.
    • The 128. Article. Of the Originall of Teares.
    • The 129. Article. Of the manner how vapours turn into water.
    • The 130. Article. How that which hurts the eye, excites it to weep.
    • The 131. Article. How one weepes for Sadnesse.
    • The 132. Article. Of the groanes which accompany tears.
    • The 133. Article. Wherefore children, and old men are aptest to Weep.
    • The 134. Article. Wherefore some children wax pale, in∣stead of Weeping.
    • The 135. Article. Of Sighes.
    • The 136. Article. From whence proceed the Passions which are peculiar to certain men.
    • The 137th Article. Of the use of the five precedent Passions, as they relate to the body.
    • The 138th Article. Of their faults, and the means to correct them.
    • The 139th Article. Of the use of the same Passions, as they relate to the Soul; and first of Love.
    • The 140, Article. Of Hatred.
    • The 141. Article. Of Desire, Joy, and Sadnesse.
    • The 142 Article. Of Joy, and Love, compared with Sadnesse, and Hatred.
    • The 143 Article. Of the same Passions, as they relate to Desire.
    • The 144th Article. Of Desires whose events depend only on our selves.
    • The 145 Article. Of those which depend meerly on other causes, and what Fortune is.
    • The 146th Article. Of those that depend of us, and others too.
    • The 147th Article. Of the interiour emotions of the Soul.
    • The 148 Article. That the exercise of Vertue, is a Sove∣raigne remedy against the Passions.
  • The Passions of the Soul.
    • The 149th Article. Of Estimation, and Contempt.
    • The 150 Article. That these two Passions are but Sorts of Admiration.
    • The 151 Article. That a man may esteem, or contemne himselfe.
    • The 152 Article. For what cause a man may esteem himselfe.
    • The 153 Article. Wherein Generosity consists.
    • The 154th Article. That it restraines a man from con∣temning others.
    • The 155th Article. Wherein vertuous Humility consists.
    • The 156th Article. What the properties of Genorosity are; and how it serves for a remedy against all unruliness of the Passions.
    • The 157th Article. Of Pride.
    • The 158 Article. That the effects thereof are contrary to those of Generosity.
    • The 159 Article. Of Dejection.
    • The 160th Article. What the motions of the spirits, in these Passions, is.
    • The 161. Article. How Generosity may be acquired.
    • The 162. Article. Of Veneration.
    • The 163 Article. Of Disdain.
    • The 164th Article. Of the use of these two Passions.
    • The 165 Article. Of Hope, and Feare.
    • The 166 Article. Of Security, and Despaire.
    • The 167th Article. Of Jealousie.
    • The 168 Article. Wherein this Passion may be laudable.
    • The 169 Article. Wherein it is blameworthy.
    • The 170 Article. Of Irresolution.
    • The 171 Article. Of Courage, and Boldnesse.
    • The 172 Article. Of Emulation.
    • The 173 Article. How Boldnesse depends on Hope.
    • The 174 Article. Of Cowardice, and fearfulnesse.
    • The 175 Article. Of the use of Cowardice.
    • The 176 Article. Of the use of Fearfulnesse.
    • The 177 Article. Of Remorse.
    • The 178 Article. Of Derision.
    • The 179 Article. Why the most defective men are commonly the greatest Deriders.
    • The 180 Article. Of the use of Jeasting.
    • The 181 Article. Of the use of Laughter in Jeasting.
    • The 182 Article. Of Envy.
    • The 183. Article. How it may be just, or unjust.
    • The 184 Article. From whence it comes that envious men have sallow complexions.
    • The 185 Article. Of Pitty.
    • The 186 Article. Who are most Pittifull.
    • The 187 Article. How the most generous men are sensible of this Passion.
    • The 188 Article. Who those are that are not sensible of it.
    • The 189 Article. Why this Passion excites weeping.
    • The 190 Article. Of Satisfaction of ones selfe.
    • The 191 Article. Of Repentance.
    • The 192 Article. Of Good-will.
    • The 193 Article. Of Gratitude.
    • The 194 Article. Of Ingratitude.
    • The 195 Article. Of Indignation.
    • The 196 Article. Why it is sometimes joyned with Pity, and sometimes with Derision.
    • The 197 Article. That it is often accompanied with Admira∣tion, and is not incompatible with Joy.
    • The 198 Article. Of the use of it.
    • The 199 Article. Of Wrath.
    • The 200 Article. Wherefore those, whom it causeth to blush are lesse to be feared, than they whom it causeth to wax pale.
    • The 201 Article. That of these two sorts of Wrath, they who have most goodnesse are most subject to the first.
    • The 202 Article. That weak, and mean soules, suffer themselves most to be swayed with the other.
    • The 203 Article. That Generofity is a remedy against the excesses thereof.
    • The 204 Article. Of Glory.
    • The 205 Article. Of Shame.
    • The 206 Article. Of the use of these two Passions.
    • The 207 Article. Of Impudence.
    • The 208 Article. Of Distaste.
    • The 209 Article. Of Sorrow.
    • The 110 Article. Of lightheartednesse.
    • The 211 Article. A generall remedy against the Passions.
    • The 212 Article. That from them alone all the good and evil of this life depends.