so applied, we must possess judgment—the power of reasoning. Thus we have come back to our first definition of the word thought, the power of thinking.
The thought faculty possesses three attributes or elements: (1) Conception, the ability to see with the mind; the faculty or mental power of conceiving so as to make known to the understanding; the ability to compare objects and arraign them for consideration. (2) Judgment, the ability to compare conceptions; power to choose between two or more things. (3) Reasoning, the capability of comparing judgments; ability to weigh one thing against another.
Thus it will be seen that we must have the powers of conception, judgment, and reason before we will be able to think; consequently, the more these elements of the thought faculty
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