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Contents

General editor’s preface page vii Editorial notes and references x Introduction xii Notes on text and translation lv Chronology lx Bibliography lxiii Collation of the two editions of On the Fourfold Root lxvii

1 on the fourfold root of the principle of sufficient reason 1 Preface 3 First Chapter: Introduction 7 Second Chapter: Survey of what is most important in previous teachings about the principle of sufficient reason 11 Third Chapter: Inadequacy of previous accounts and sketch of a new one 29 Fourth Chapter: On the first class of objects for the subject and the form of the principle of sufficient reason governing in it 33 Fifth Chapter: On the second class of objects for the subject and the form of the principle of sufficient reason governing in it 93 Sixth Chapter: On the third class of objects for the subject and the form of the principle of sufficient reason governing in it 123

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vi Contents Seventh Chapter: On the fourth class of objects for the subject and the form of the principle of sufficient reason governing in it 133 Eighth Chapter: General remarks and results 143 Variants in different editions 153

2 on vision and colours 199 Preface to the second edition 201 Introduction 207 First Chapter: On vision 213 Second Chapter: On colours 225 Variants in different editions 288

3 onwillinnature 303 Preface 305 Introduction 323 Physiology and pathology 331 Comparative anatomy 351 Plant physiology 371 Physical astronomy 389 Linguistics 401 Animal magnetism and magic 405 Sinology 431 Reference to ethics 441 Conclusion 447 Variants in different editions 449

Glossary of names 461 Index 477

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