Thirteenth Meeting

Thirteenth Meeting December 15th 1870

 

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Meeting at Mr Watt’s house.
Present Messrs Brunner, J.T.Brunner, Muspratt
Carey, Mond & Watts.

Words for definition
Instinct, Faith, [xxxx]
Faith was taken first,& afterwards the following
definitions were agreed to, for Instinct
Definition agreed to by Palmam qui meruit ferat,
Unversagt, Erin go bragh, Nemo, Onward & Upward,
Instinct is the faculty which prompts action
without previous reasoning.
Paulatim not present.
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Word for definition   Faith
Definitions proposed.
Faith is the faculty by which certain people
persuade themselves to consider as true what they
[do] not know                                                    Unversagt
Faith is belief without [exercising] the powers of reasoning
                                                                          Erin go Bragh
Faith is unreasoning belief                               Onward
Faith is confidence in a superior power
                                                                           Nemo


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Faith is [trust] that accepted [character] will be

[xxxtained]                                                Paulatim

Faith is practical belief in a proposition

                                                                   Palmam qui meruit ferat

Faith is active belief

     Sent by “Gradatim” who was not present

                    Definition agreed

Faith is trust in that of which we have no [abso-

-lute] knowledge.

                    Agreed unanimously

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Dec 15th 1870

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Twelfth Meeting

Twelfth Meeting December 2nd 1870

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Meeting held at Mr Mond’s house, Dec 2nd 1870

Present. Messrs. Mond, Brunner, J.T. Brunner, Carey

Muskrat, Raven & Watts.

Words proposed for definition

Reason, Instinct

Definitions proposed “Reason”.

Reason. The power of drawing conclusions

                                                           Unversagt

Reason is the power of perceiving the essential

relation of phenomena.                     Onward & upward

Reason. That faculty of mind which distinguishes

between cause & effect.                    Erin go Bragh.

Reason is the faculty of perceiving the logical

dependence of one proposition upon another.

                                                          Palmam qui meruit ferat

Reason is the faculty of deducing results by

the data obtained by the perceptive faculties.

                                                           Gradatim

Reason is the faculty of controlling thought.

                                                            Nemo

Reason is the ability to deduce the unknown

from the known.                                 Paulatim

Definition agreed to. Reason is the faculty of drawing

conclusions from data.

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Eleventh Meeting

Eleventh Meeting November 16th 1870

 

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Nov. 16th 1870
Meeting at Mr J T Brunner’s. Kaludah Terrace
Present. Messrs. J.T Brunner, Muspratt, Watts,
Mond, Raven, Carey & H Brunner.
Minutes of the last meeting read & passed.
Words proposed for definition
Common sense & Nonsense
Definitions proposed for Common sense.
Common sense is the faculty of taking logical
[xx] on the occurrences of daily life.
                                               Unversagt
Common sense is that power which enables us
to perceive as if by instinct between [xx] [such]
falsehood, cause & effect [x] & which enables its
possessor to adopt the best means of attaining
his end.                                    Nemo
Common sense is that faculty of perception
or apprehension of the [xxx] which is supposed
to be common to the human race.
                                              Gradatim
Common sense is the application of sense to the
affairs of daily life
                                             Palmam qui meruit ferat
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Common sense is sense displayed in common
things.                                                 Onward & upward
Common sense is active sense           Erin go bragh
Common sense is the faculty by which the truth
of common things is perceived          Paulatim
                           Majority definition.
Common sense is sense used in common things
Subscribed to by Erin go bragh, Paulatim, Palmam
qui meruit ferat, & Onward & upward
                           Minority definition
Common sense is that degree of sense possessed by
the majority of mankind
Subscribed to by Unversagt, Gradatim, Nemo.

                         ———————————————————
Definitions proposed for “Nonsense”
Nonsense is absence of sense                     Palmam qui..
Nonsense is sense perverted                       Erin go bragh
Nonsense is that which is obviously [xxx]
                                                                     Paulatim
Nonsense. Words which give incorrect or [xxx]
[xxx] ideas                                                  Nemo
Nonsense is that which is clearly opposed to sense
                                                                    Onward & upward.
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Nonsense is a conclusion of the mind which dis-
-plays the lack of correct reasoning on the data
furnished by the [apprehension] faculties.
                                                                   Gradatim
Nonsense is that which is contrary to the laws of
logic                                                          Unversagt
                      Majority definition
Nonsense is that which obviously fails to conform
to the laws of logic, Onward and Upward, Unversagt
Gradation, Nemo, Erin go bragh, Palmam qui..
                     Minority definition
Nonsense is that which is obviously [xxx]
conveys no meaning.                            Paulatim
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Tenth Meeting

Tenth Meeting November 4th 1870

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Meeting at Mr H Brunner’s
Nov 4th 1870
Present- J.T. Brunner, W.A.Watts, L.Mond
H.Brunner & James L. Muspratt
The following letter addressed to the chairman
of the Q.Q.C.C. was read.
Dear Sir,
    Allow me in a lucid moment to protest
against the majority definition of Natural
Law to which at the last meeting I was [basely]
[bamboozled] into subscribing. I [submit] that
law cannot be a property & it is simply the
order in which [events] occur. In other words
this sequence of phenomena. - Allow me also
to record my definitions for this evening.
Sense - the faculty by which truth is perceived.
                                                    Paulatim
It was resolved that this letter be entered in
the minutes book, coupled with a protest from
the members present against the language
[??] in the letter.

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Terms to be defined
Sense, Common sense, [Nonsense]
Sense The faculty to confirm with or to think
& act according to law                Unversagt
Sense, the faculty by which truth is perceived
                                Paulatim
Sense is a tendency in [each] individual to [see] the
power of rationality. [xxx] a? proposition. this?
science of rationality .                Palmam qui
Sense the faculty which perceives the result of the
reasoning powers                    Erin go bragh
Sense is the power of reasoning in a [low] [degree]
                                Onward and Upward
Sense is the faculty of perception    Nemo
Definitions agreed to
Sense is the faculty of thinking & acting according
to the laws of logic.
Unversagt, Onward and Upward, Nemo, Erin go bragh
Minority definition
Sense The tendency of mind to think & act
according to the laws of logic
Palmam qui meruit ferat
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Ninth Meeting

Ninth Meeting May 2nd 1870

This was to be the last meeting before the summer: the tenth meeting is November 1870.
It's a convenient break to weave in more background.

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May 2nd 1870

Meeting held at J.L. Muspratt’s house. Present
J.L. Muspratt, W.A.Watts, H.Brunner, J.T.Brunner
and L.Mond.                Terms to be defined
Natural Law, Morality, [???].
Definitions proposed for “Natural Law”
Natural law is the sequence of phenomena in
action                                          Onward & upward
Natural law is the tendency of [matter] to [particu-]
[-lar forms] with the [requisite] properties  &c of [bodies to]
certain [motions], changes & relations which always
reocur [sic] under the same circumstances.
                                                     Nemo
Natural law is a formula which [connects]
two or more natural phenomena together
                                                    Palmam qui meruit ferat
Natural law is the sequence of phenomena
                                                    Erin go Bragh
Natural law is a supposed regularity of
phenomena                                 Unversagt
Natural law is the sequence of phenomena.
                                                    Paulatim

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Definitions agreed to by all but Onward & upward.
Natural law is a general property connecting
two or more phenomena.
                          —————————————
Definitions proposed for — Morality
Morality is the idea of right existence in the
mind of man.                                Palma qui &c
Morality is obedience to generally accepted rules
for the guidance of [man] in their [essential] relations
                                                         Onward & upward
Morality is the opinion of the majority in right &
wrong                                              Unversagt
Morality is the result of [practice] conscience
                                                        Erin go Bragh
Morality is the proper expression of social duties
                                                        Nemo
Morality is the code of duty         Paulatim
Onward & upward withdrew the words in his
definition “obedience to”
           Definitions agreed to
Morality is the opinion of the majority of educated
men on right & wrong.
Unversagt, Onward & upward & Erin go Bragh
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Minority definitions.
Morality is the code of duties towards others,
agreed to by Nemo, Palmam qui meruit ferat
Morality is the code of duty.

                     ———————————————————

Definitions proposed for — “Virtue”
Virtue is the practice of morality                       Nemo
Virtue is the practice of morality                      Palmam
Virtue is the performance of duty                    Paulatim
Virtue is the practice of morality                    Erin go Bragh
Virtue is the practice of morality                     Onward
Virtue is moral action                                      Unversagt
                          Majority definition
Virtue is the practice of morality
                                                          Passed unanimously
                       
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Summer now intervenes and the next meeting will not take place until November 4th 1870.  

Eighth Meeting

Eighth meeting April 22nd 1870

 

Preamble

Full house, both Brunners and Mond present at this meeting at Mr Carey's. Of interest is the presence of Ferdinand Hurter (1844-1898). I have yet to decipher his pseudonym! One can almost imagine the meeting taking place in German, as both Brunners spoke German as most probably did Muspratt.

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April 22nd 1870
Meeting held at Mr Carey's house. Present
Messrs. Carey, H. Brunner, J.T. Brunner, Muspratt, Mond, Watts, H. Gaskell & Dr [Hurter]
Words proposed
Genius, Originality, Eccentricty.
Definitions proposed. Genius
Power to create  Palmam qui meruit ferat
[Independence] of experience               Paulatim
An extraordinary aptitude of mind for any
particular employment                           Nemo
The faculty of creating a new idea or combining
old ideas into new forms                Erin go Bragh
Definitions accepted    Genius
Extraordinary instinctive ability:
Agreed to by. [??], Onward and Upward,
Unversagt, Spes, Erin go Brag,   Paulatim
Power to create      Palmam qui meruit ferat
Extraordinary power to perceive & originate   Nemo
The faculty which enables men to come to
correct conclusions by means of his [sentiment]; this
being combined with extraordinary per-
-forming power in his special calling.
                                                          Unversagt
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A natural power of intellect for a particular
calling                                       Spes.
Extraordinary talent                     Onward and Upward
Ability to lead others by means of superior faculties
                                                         [Erin go Bragh]
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Originality. Definitions proposed
A quality of mind which clothes ideas in a new
& pleasing form                              Nemo
Definitions accepted
Independence in action or thought
Agreed to by Paulatim, Spes, Unversagt, Nemo
Erin go Bragh, [??], Onward and Upward
The power of perceiving and giving expression to
thoughts not before expressed
                                                 [??]
Independence of the experience of others
                                                Paulatim
Thinking & acting differently from other [men]
                                              Onward & Upward
Power to think for yourself              Unversagt
The power of producing new thoughts       Spes
That faculty which generates a new idea
                                                       Erin go Bragh
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An independent mode of action or thought
Palmam qui meruit ferat
Minority definite
Originality is independence of the experience
of others                                      Paulatim



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Seventh Meeting

Seventh Meeting April 11th 1870

Preamble

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Meeting held at Mr Watts' house. Present
Messrs. Watts, H. Bruuner, E. Carey, Muspratt,
J.T. Brunner & Mond
Words proposed for definition
Taste, Fanaticism, Bigotry, [??] [??]
Definitions proposed Taste
Taste is intellectuel sensibility
                                                       Erin go Bragh
Taste is susceptibility of Beauty     Unversagt
Taste is the faculty by which men perceive beauty
                                                        Paulatim
Taste is the faculty of discerning between the
right & the wrong in art               Nemo
Taste is the appreciation of what is artistic
                                                      Palmam qui meruit ferat
Taste is the faculty of appreciating beauty
                                                    Onward & upward
                Definition proposed
Taste is the faculty of perceiving beauty
                Agreed to unanimously
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Definitions proposed for Fanaticism
Fanaticism To be seized with an idea to such an
extent to forget all others                            Unversagt
Fanaticism is enthusiasm pushed beyond the
bounds of moderation                                Palmam qui.
Fanaticism is ardour ungoverned by [??]
                                                              Onward & upward
Fanaticism is the zeal which seeks to enforce
the acceptance of ideas regardless of consequences
                                                                         Nemo
Fanaticism is misguided enthusiasm
                                                                  Paulatim
Fanaticism is zeal directed by ignorance
                                                                 Erin go Bragh
                 Definitions proposed
Fanaticism is enthusiasm carried to excess
agreed to by Erin go Bragh, Onward & upward
                                       Palmam qui meruit ferat
                Minority definitions
Fanaticism is wrongly directed enthusiasm
                                         Nemo, Paulatim
Fanaticism is excessive ardour in the pursuit of
an idea, leading to immoral acts.       Unversagt

                                                 April 11th 1870

 
 
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