Excerpt from Solid Philosophy Asserted Against the Fancies of the Ideists, or the Method to Science Farther Illustrated: With Reflexions on Mr. Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding To this Neceflity, now laid open, of Re forming Philofophy, Ifhall add another, of a much more weighty Concern; and which may alfo ree'tifie fome zealous well-meaning Friends; who, judging of Things by their own Short Reach, think that the Advancing Truth in Philofophy is little better than Time and Lahaur lofl; whereas, I, 011 the Contrary, do really think, that the Supplying what the World molt wants, is the Greatel't, and molt Univerfal Good I can pollibly do. This other N eceflity then, of my rectifying our Modern Philofophy, (which will make Others fee. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.