Excerpt from Lectures on Greek Philosophy and Other Philosophical Remains, Vol. 1 of 2 German he highly valued, as his dedication to the poems amply testifies. Mr Ferrier's earliest public essay in metaphysical science consists of the papers, here republished, which. Under the title An Introduction to the Philosophy of Consciousness, he contributed to 'blackwood's Magazine' in 1838 and 1839, undertaking, as Sir William Hamilton said, the solution of problems hitherto unattempted in the humbler speculation of this country. For some years after this he wrote occasional articles in that Magazine, and must have become in the mean time well known to many per sons in Edinburgh as one who delighted in exploring questions that task powers of abstraction and subtle thought. In 1842 he was appointed Professor of Civil History in the University, an oflice at that time neither very laborious nor lucrative, and gene rally looked upon as likely to be a stepping-stone to some more important professorship. In session 1844-5, during Sir William Hamilton's severe illness, Mr Ferrier acted as his substitute, and taught the class of logic and metaphysics for some time; his zeal and success in the discharge of this task are warmly acknowledged by Sir William in a testimo nial given to Mr Ferrier when applying for a chair in another university. In 1845 he was elected Pro fessor of Moral Philosophy and Political Economy at St Andrews, and held that Office till his death. 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.