Principles of Western CivilisationMacmillan and Company, Limited, 1902 - 518 pages |
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Page 19
... moral enthusiasm for certain principles which had in the last resort a very definite meaning for their adherents . They were the prin- ciples to which it was firmly believed the inner and higher meaning of our civilisation was vitally ...
... moral enthusiasm for certain principles which had in the last resort a very definite meaning for their adherents . They were the prin- ciples to which it was firmly believed the inner and higher meaning of our civilisation was vitally ...
Page 20
... whole life and interests of the individual - material , moral , and religious - the ultimate fact to which all others stood related was the ascendency of the present in the evolutionary process . 20 CHAP . WESTERN CIVILISATION.
... whole life and interests of the individual - material , moral , and religious - the ultimate fact to which all others stood related was the ascendency of the present in the evolutionary process . 20 CHAP . WESTERN CIVILISATION.
Page 29
... moral sense theory in the dispute with Mackintosh , says justly , that it " reveals the really critical points of the true utilitarian doctrine . Mill would cut down the moral sense root and branch . The ' moral sense means a particular ...
... moral sense theory in the dispute with Mackintosh , says justly , that it " reveals the really critical points of the true utilitarian doctrine . Mill would cut down the moral sense root and branch . The ' moral sense means a particular ...
Page 75
... morality , just as we encounter it later in the theories of James Mill and in the conceptions of current social de- mocracy in Germany , becomes , in consequence , simply the science of the interests of the individuals in the well ...
... morality , just as we encounter it later in the theories of James Mill and in the conceptions of current social de- mocracy in Germany , becomes , in consequence , simply the science of the interests of the individuals in the well ...
Page 77
... moral science , the characteristic features which have been here emphasised meet us at every step . The conception ... morality are synonymous with the enlightened self - interest of the individual in the State , are the ideas which meet ...
... moral science , the characteristic features which have been here emphasised meet us at every step . The conception ... morality are synonymous with the enlightened self - interest of the individual in the State , are the ideas which meet ...
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absolute amongst Ancestor Worship ancient civilisations ancient world antithesis ascendency become beginning cause century chap chapter characteristic Church civil competition conception conflict controlling Democracy destined doctrine economic process efficiency empire endeavour England epoch Ethics Europe evolutionary process evolutionist expression fact forces forms fundamental future gradually Greek hitherto human evolution human mind Ibid ideal ideas influence inherent interests J. S. Mill John Stuart Mill labour laissez-faire last resort limits of political Manchester school meaning ment military modern world moral movement Natural Selection organisation Origin of Species past perceived period phase phenomena philosophy political consciousness position present prevailing progress race reached realise regarded religion represented result Roman significance Sir Frederick Pollock slowly Social Democracy social evolution society spectacle Spencer spirit stage struggle subordination tendency tending theory throughout tion ultimate utilitarian W. J. Ashley Western history Western world whole