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 An illustration and confirmation of the general doctrine of association, taken from the particular associations which take place in respect of language 201

Illustrations from musical sounds, colours, and tastes 202

Sect. II.

Propositions, and the Nature of Assent.

The nature of assent and dissent, and the causes from which they arise 204

Rules for the ascertainment of truth, and advancement of knowledge, drawn from the mathematical methods of considering quantity 210

A general application of the theory of this and the foregoing section to the several branches of science 222

Sect. III.

The Affections in general.

The origin and nature of the passions in general 231

Sect. IV.

Memory.

An inquiry how far the phaenomena of memory are agreeable to the foregoing theory 235

Sect. V.

Imagination, Reveries, and Dreams.

An inquiry how far the phaenomena of imagination, reveries, and dreams, are agreeable to the foregoing theory 240