Practical Essays
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1. PRACTICAL ESSAYS.2. ALEXANDER BAIN, LL.D.,3. PREFACE.4. CONTENTS.5. I. COMMON ERRORS ON THE MIND.[1]6. II. ERRORS OF SUPPRESSED CORRELATIVES.[4]7. III. THE CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS[6]8. IV. THE CLASSICAL CONTROVERSY. ITS PRESENT ASPECT.[7]9. V. METAPHYSICS AND DEBATING SOCIETIES.[12]10. VI. THE UNIVERSITY IDEAL—PAST AND PRESENT.[15]11. VII. THE ART OF STUDY.12. VIII. RELIGIOUS TESTS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS.13. IX. THE PROCEDURE OF DELIBERATIVE BODIES.[18]14. Notes and References in connection with Essay VIII., on Subscription.