THE FIRST PART
CHAPTER IX
OF THE SEVERALL SUBJECTS OF KNOWLEDGE
There are of KNOWLEDGE two kinds; whereof one is Knowledge Of Fact:
the other Knowledge Of The Consequence Of One Affirmation To Another.
The former is nothing else, but Sense and Memory, and is Absolute
Knowledge; as when we see a Fact doing, or remember it done:
And this is the Knowledge required in a Witnesse. The later is
called Science; and is Conditionall; as when we know, that,
If The Figure Showne Be A Circle, Then Any Straight Line Through
The Centre Shall Divide It Into Two Equall Parts. And this is
the Knowledge required in a Philosopher; that is to say, of him
that pretends to Reasoning.
The Register of Knowledge Of Fact is called History. Whereof there be
two sorts: one called Naturall History; which is the History of
such Facts, or Effects of Nature, as have no Dependance on Mans Will;
Such as are the Histories of Metals, Plants, Animals, Regions,
and the like. The other, is Civill History; which is the History of
the Voluntary Actions of men in Common-wealths.
The Registers of Science, are such Books as contain the Demonstrations
of Consequences of one Affirmation, to another; and are commonly called
Books of Philosophy; whereof the sorts are many, according to the
diversity of the Matter; And may be divided in such manner as I have
divided them in the following Table.
- Science, that is, Knowledge of Consequences; which is called
also PHILOSOPHY
- Consequences from Accidents of Bodies Naturall; which is called NATURALL PHILOSOPHY
- Consequences from the Accidents common to all Bodies Naturall;
which are Quantity, and Motion.
- Consequences from Quantity, and Motion Indeterminate; which, being the Principles or first
foundation of Philosophy, is called Philosophia Prima
PHILOSOPHIA PRIMA
- Consequences from Motion, and Quantity Determined
1) Consequences from Quantity, and Motion Determined
a) By Figure, By Number
1] Mathematiques,
2) Consequences from the Motion, and Quantity of Bodies in Speciall
a) Consequences from the Motion, and Quantity of the great parts of the World, as the Earth and Stars,
1] Cosmography
b) Consequences from the Motion of Speciall kinds, and Figures of Body,
1] Mechaniques, Doctrine of Weight
- Science of
- ENGINEERS
- ARCHITECTURE
- NAVIGATION
- PHYSIQUES, or Consequences from Qualities
- Consequences from the Qualities of Bodies Transient, such
as sometimes appear, sometimes vanish
- b. Consequences from the Qualities of Bodies Permanent
- 1) Consequences from the Qualities of the Starres
- a) Consequences from the Light of the Starres. Out of
this, and the Motion of the Sunne, is made the
Science of
- b) Consequences from the Influence of the Starres,
- 2) Consequences of the Qualities from Liquid Bodies that
fill the space between the Starres; such as are the
Ayre, or substance aetherial.
- 3) Consequences from Qualities of Bodies Terrestrial
- a) Consequences from parts of the Earth that are
without Sense,
- 1] Consequences from Qualities of Minerals, as
Stones, Metals, &c
- 2] Consequences from the Qualities of Vegetables
- b) Consequences from Qualities of Animals
- 1] Consequences from Qualities of Animals in Generall
- a] Consequences from Vision,
- b] Consequences from Sounds,
- c] Consequences from the rest of the senses
- 2] Consequences from Qualities of Men in Speciall
- a] Consequences from Passions of Men,
- b] Consequences from Speech,
- i) In Magnifying, Vilifying, etc.
- ii) In Persuading,
- iii) In Reasoning,
- iv) In Contracting,
- The Science of
- JUST and UNJUST
- B. Consequences from the Accidents of Politique Bodies; which is
called POLITIQUES, and CIVILL PHILOSOPHY
- 1. Of Consequences from the Institution of COMMON-WEALTHS, to
the Rights, and Duties of the Body Politique, or Soveraign.
- 2. Of Consequences from the same, to the Duty and Right of
the Subjects.
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