MOST SERENE PRINCE!

An ornamental woodcut of the initial letter 'S' depicts a coastal landscape where rocky mountains rise sharply from the sea, with a radiant sun shining in the upper left corner.

Rational Psychology contains a sublime philosophy, which guides us toward the inner knowledge of our own soul. A sublime science of sublime things is well-suited to noble minds, nourishing the soul with a pleasure that cannot be found elsewhere original: "Sublimem philosophiam continet Psychologia rationalis, quae ad interiorem animae nostrae cognitionem manuducit. Sublimia ingenia sublimis rerum sublimium decet scientia ea voluptate animum pascens, quam aliunde..."

Wolff uses the term "sublime" repeatedly here to emphasize that the study of the soul is a high-status, intellectual pursuit fit for royalty. Rational Psychology, as defined by Wolff, is the study of the soul's essence and capabilities through pure reason and logic.