Pierre Berault, A Short and Plain Discourse of Philosophy (1695)
Date
1695
Author
Book title
A short and plain Discourse Of Philosophy. 1. Containing Physick and Metaphysick, with a Treatise of Astronomy; in Latin. 2. Logick and Ethicks, or Moral Philosophy; both in French and English. For the use especially of them, that either desire to learn these three Languages, or have no leasure to read the great and intangled volumes of Philosophers
Publication place
London
Printer
H. Hills
Publisher
Author
Text type
printed book
Genre
Hard-word, term-of-art, and dialect dictionaries, glossaries, and definitions
Subject area
- cosmography and astrology
- logic
- philosophy
Word-group
type: topical
Word-entry
type: logical
sample: Q. From whence is derived this word Moral?
A. From this Latin word Mores, which signifies Manners, because Moral Science learns how to direct the Actions of our Soul, to get good Manners.
Q. What do you mean by good Manners?
A. I mean good Habitudes or Customs, as the Custom to be Moderate in eating and drinking, or the Custom to render what belongs to every one, &c. (pp. 166, 168)
sample: Q. From whence is derived this word Moral?
A. From this Latin word Mores, which signifies Manners, because Moral Science learns how to direct the Actions of our Soul, to get good Manners.
Q. What do you mean by good Manners?
A. I mean good Habitudes or Customs, as the Custom to be Moderate in eating and drinking, or the Custom to render what belongs to every one, &c. (pp. 166, 168)
Wing
B1956B
Other editions
1695: Wing B1956B
