| Introduction | p. ix |
| Translators' Note | p. xxiv |
| Glossary | p. xxvi |
| Preface to the First Edition | p. 3 |
| Preface to the Second Edition | p. 7 |
| Introduction | p. 9 |
| Supplement: Exposition of the General Idea of Philosophy as Such, and of the Philosophy of Nature in Particular, as a Necessary and Integral Part of It | p. 43 |
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| Of the Combustion of Bodies | p. 59 |
| Supplement: A New View of the Combustion Process | p. 65 |
| Of Light | p. 68 |
| Supplement: Concerning the Theory of Light in the Philosophy of Nature | p. 83 |
| Of the Air and the Kinds of Air | p. 87 |
| Supplement: Some Remarks on the History of the Decomposition of Water | p. 93 |
| Of Electricity | p. 96 |
| Supplement: On the Construction of Electricity in the Philosophy of Nature | p. 114 |
| Of the Magnet | p. 122 |
| Supplement: The Doctrine of the Philosophy of Nature on Magnetism | p. 128 |
| General Considerations, as Results of the Foregoing | p. 130 |
| Supplement: Universal Features of the Dynamic Process | p. 136 |
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| On Attraction and Repulsion in General, as Principles of a System of Nature | p. 143 |
| Supplement: General View of the System of the World | p. 150 |
| On the Fictitious Use of These Two Principles | p. 153 |
| Supplement: On the Concept of Forces in General and More Especially in Newtonianism | p. 158 |
| Some Remarks on the Mechanical Physics of M. le Sage | p. 161 |
| Supplement: General Remark on Atomism | p. 170 |
| First Origin of the Concept of Matter, from the Nature of Perception and the Human Mind | p. 171 |
| Supplement: The Construction of Matter | p. 179 |
| Basic Principles of Dynamics | p. 182 |
| Supplement: Notes on the Foregoing Idealist Construction of Matter | p. 191 |
| Of Contingent Determinations of Matter--Gradual Transition into the Domain of Mere Experience | p. 193 |
| Supplement: Of the Form-Determinations and Specific Difference of Matter | p. 202 |
| Philosophy of Chemistry in General | p. 206 |
| Supplement: Is Chemistry as a Science Possible? | p. 218 |
| Application of These Principles to Particular Topics of Chemistry | p. 221 |
| Appendix to the Previous Section [Literary Notices] | p. 239 |
| Supplement: On the Substances in Chemistry | p. 250 |
| Projected Outline of the First Principles of Chemistry | p. 252 |
| Supplement: Construction of the Chemical Process | p. 268 |
| Concluding Note and Transition to the Following Part | p. 272 |
| Checklist of Scientific Authors | p. 275 |
| Index of Names | p. 285 |
| Index of Subjects | p. 287 |
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