In the present state of society, it appears necessary to go back to first principles in search of the most simple truths, and to dispute with some prevailing prejudice every inch of ground. To clear my way, I must be allowed to ask some plain questions, and the answers will probably appear as unequivocal as the axioms on which reasoning is built; though, when entangled with various motives of action, they are formally contradicted, either by the words or conduct of men.In what does man's pre-eminence over the brute creation consist?The answer is as clear as that a half is less than the whole; inReason.
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Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Facsimile Edition. Octavo, 11 pages, xvi, 340 pages. In Good condition. Purple spine with silver lettering. Full publisher's purple cloth boards show moderate plus bumping to tail of spine, moderate wear to bottom edges and corners, and some minor warping to spine. Text block has light plus age toning to edges, minimal shelf wear to bottom edge, and occasional pencil annotations to text. A facsimile of the 1792 Boston edition of Wollstonecraft's work, prefaced by a modern introduction. Shelved Room X. 1389191. Special Collections - Downstairs. Seller Inventory # 1389191