 | 1894 - 900 σελίδες
...first principles of ethics ; what becomes of this surprising theory ? Let us understand, once for all, that the ethical progress of society depends, not...still less in running away from it, but in combating it. It may seem an audacious proposal thus to pit the microcosm against the macrocosm and to set man... | |
 | 1895 - 902 σελίδες
...assumes, no moral tendency or purpose or effect are predicable of the cosmic energy ; on the contrary, " the ethical progress of society depends, not on imitating...still less in running away from it, but in combating it." The relation of man to Nature is one of insoluble dualism and eternal antagonism. His only hope... | |
 | 1893 - 564 σελίδες
...first principle of ethics ; what becomes of this surprising theory? Let us understand once for all that the ethical progress of society depends, not on imitating the cosmic process, still less on running away from it. but in combating it. ... But if we may permit ourselves a larger hope of abatement... | |
 | 1914 - 568 σελίδες
..."The cosmos works through the lower nature of man, not for righteousness, but against it." And again, "The ethical progress of society depends, not on imitating...still less in running away from it, but in combating it." Doubtless much harm has been done to sound science by illadvised attempts to derive all higher... | |
 | Albert Shaw - 1893 - 838 σελίδες
...brief examination of the presence or lack of evolutionary ideas in several ancient systems of ethics, " that the ethical progress of society depends not on...still less in running away from it, but in combating it." The lecture is, of course, a solid one, but it is eminently readable also. Tasks by Twilight.... | |
 | Albert Shaw - 1893 - 898 σελίδες
...examination of the- presence or lack of evolutionary ideas in several ancient systems of ethics, " that the ethical progress of society depends not on...still less in running away from it, but in combating it." The lecture is, of course, a solid one, but it is eminently readable also. Tasks by Twilight.... | |
 | 1928 - 556 σελίδες
...anticipates Huxley's famous judgment in Evolution and Ethics (1893): "Let us understand, once for all, that the ethical progress of society depends, not...process, still less in running away from it, but in combatting it". Or, as paraphrased by a modern scientist: "The conquest of nature, not the imitation... | |
 | 1893 - 804 σελίδες
...time attempts to apply the analogy of cosmic nature to society. . . . Let us understand, once for all, that the ethical progress of society depends, not...still less in running away from it, but in combating it." These are certainly significant utterances. Not that there is any essential modification of views... | |
 | 1894 - 384 σελίδες
...course of action which the moralized man regards as right. "Let us understand," he says, " once for all, that the ethical progress of society depends, not...still less in running away from it, but in combating it." l Now if this is a correct way of expressing the principle of cosmic evolution, we find ourselves... | |
 | Paul Carus - 1894 - 698 σελίδες
...recommend quietism, but proposes that we should fight the cosmos : "Let us understand, once for all, that the ethical progress of society depends, not...still less in running away from it, but in combating it." The risk of combating the cosmic process is great, but Professor Huxley relies on man's intelligence.... | |
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Let us understand, once for all, that the ethical progress of society depends, not on imitating the cosmic process, still less in running away from it, but in combating it. 
