Dissertations on the progress of knowledge

Reprint of A general view of the progress of metaphysical, ethical, and political philosophy since the revival of letters in Europe, by D. Stewart; and of Dissertation second: exhibiting a general view of the progress of mathematical and physical science since the revival of letters in Europe, by J. Playfair, both originally published as preliminary dissertations in the Supplement to the 4th, 5th, and 6th editions of the Encyclopaedia britannica