(2.) Origin of our Ideas. — " Here, in order to swerve as little as possible in appearance from the philosophy of Condillac, he makes the whole matericd of our knowl- edge come from out sensibility. Condillac had derived all our ideas from sensation in its ordinary' and contract- ed sense; Locke had derived them from sensation and reflection, thus taking in the active as well as the pass- ive element to account for the iihenoniena of the case ; M. Laromiguiere, however, explains his meaning of the word sensibility in such a manner as to make the foun- dation stiU broader than that of Locke himself. Sensi- bility, he shows, is of four kinds : 1. That produced by the action of external things upon the mind — this is sensation in the ordinary sense of the word ; 2. that ]iro- duced by the action of our faculties upon each other — this is equivalent to Locke's reflection ; 3. that which is produced by the recurrence and comparison of several ideas together, giving us the perception of relations ; and, 4. that which is produced by the contemplation of human actions, as right or wrong, which is the nn'ral faculty. In this theory it appears at once evident tliat there is a secret revolt from the doctrines of sensational- ism. The activity of the human mind was again vin- dicated, the majesty of reason restored, and, what was still more important, the moral faculty was again raised from its ruins to sway its sceptre over human actions and purposes. i\I. Laromiguiere, the ideologist, will al- ways be viewed as the day-star of French eclecticijim" (Morell, History of Modern Philosophy, p. 631 s(j.).
Laromiguiere's works were published, in the 7th edi- tion, as (Eueres de Laromiguiere, at Paris, in 18G2. See Cousin, Fragments philosophirjues (1838), ii, 468; Dami- ron, Essai sur I'JIistoire de la Philosophie en France au
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Laros, John Jacob, a minister of the German Re- formed Churcli, of Hut,aienot descent, was born in Le- high Co., Pa., in Feb. 1755. lie was three years a sol- dier in the Revolutionary War, and fought in the battle of Trenton. Afterwards he went to North Carolina, where he taught scliool. He studied theology private- ly, and was licensed to preach in 1795. He preached seven years in North Carolina, when he removed to Ohio, and there continued the good work. He was not ordained, however, till 18"20. He died Nov. 17, 1844, having accomplished an important work in Ohio as a pioneer of the German Reformed Church. Mr. Laros wrote much. He left behind in I\IS. treatises on The Decrees of God and lieproba/ioii, and The Evidences of saving Eaith. These are in (Jerman — ably conceived, well conducted, and written in a beautiful style. He left also a number of poems of considerable merit. Without mucli learning, he was decidedly a genius, but, what is better, he left behind him the record of a long, laborious, and useful life.
Larroque, Daniel, a French theologian and writer, was born at A'itni near IGGO. He studied theology, and was about to enter the ministry, when the revoca- tion of the Edict of Nantes drove him to London. After preaching in the capital of England for several months, he Vv'ent to Copenhagen as minister to Huguenot refu- gees. In 1G90 he returned to France, and became a Ro- man Catholic ; but he failed to meet with success among the Romanists, and he devoted himself mainly to stndj', and kept in close retirement from the world. He died at Paris Sept. 5, 1731. A list of liis writings, which are not of particular interest, is given in Hocfcr, Nouv. Biog. Generale, xxix, G97-699.
Larroque, Matthieu de, a distinguished French Protestant theologian, was born at Lairac, near Agen, in 1G19. He studied theology at jNIontauban, and in 1G43 became pastor of the Church at Poujoh. The next year he went in the same capacity to Yitre, where he, re- mained twenty-six years. In 1GG9 he was proposed as minister to the Church of Charenton, but the govern- n>ent opposed his nomination ; similar reasons prevent- ed his accepting a call as pastor and professor to Sau- mur. He shortly after went to Rouen, where he died, Jan. 31, 1G84. Larroque was a man of eminent natural talents, extensive learning, and great activity. He wrote a large number of works, mostly polemical, the principal of which are, Histoire de VEurharistie (Amst. 1G69, 4to; 2d ed. 1G71, 8vo) ; a very scholarly work, by far his best, and of itself enough to make his name immortal: — Dis- sertalio duplex de Photino hwretico et de Liberia ponfifice Romano (Geneva, 1670, 8vo) : — Obsei-vationes in Igna- tianas Pearsonii vindicias et in annotationes Bereregii in Canones Apostolorum (Rouen, 1G74, 8vo) : a defence of Daille's work on the epistles of Ignatius against Pear- son and Beveridge ; Reponse aii livre de ](/. Veveque de Meini.r, De la. Communion sons les deux esp'eces (Rotter- dam, 1G83, ]2mo) -.—Nouveau Trai/e de la Regale (Rot- terdam, 1G85, 12mo), in defence of the king's right to ap- point ministers to the vacant churches in France : — Ad- versarionim sacronim. Libri iii (Leydcn, 1G88, 8vo'), be- ing part of an ecclesiastical history which he left in- com])lete. Sec Nouvelles de la Hepnhliqne des Letlres, March, 1G84, art. 5: Bny]e,JJir/ionnaire Ilisiorique; Ni- ceron,J/e»wire«,vol.xxi; Histoire des Ouvrages des Sa-