Author: Paul Carus

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-13

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 9781330057384

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Excerpt from Monism and Meliorism: A Philosophical Essay on Causality and Ethics It Deliver to the American public a philosophical system, 1 comprised under the name of Monism and Meliorism, two words which have been used by different philosophers, and which, for some time, have indicated, as it were, the direction of the development of philosophic thought. Monism is the ideal which no one hitherto has been able to realize satisfactorily, though many have tried to do so. It has become, therefore, the watch-word of diverse parties, who lacked the solid basis, on which to erect the building of such a conception of the world, as might be well founded in its cornerstone and harmonious in its structure. The cornerstone to be chosen is causality and the only criterion by which any philosophical theory can be tested and verified, is given in its doctrine of ethics. But on both subjects the greatest confusion prevails, both of them being problems, which still wait for a definite solution. And after so many attempts, a new solution, in consonance with modern science, by which the old controversies may be reconciled, is extremely desirable. The novelty of the solution here proposed does not consist in bringing forward new and startling views; quite the contrary'! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Monism and Meliorism written by Paul Carus and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-13 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Monism and Meliorism: A Philosophical Essay on Causality and Ethics It Deliver to the American public a philosophical system, 1 comprised under the name of Monism and Meliorism, two words which have been used by different philosophers, and which, for some time, have indicated, as it were, the direction of the development of philosophic thought. Monism is the ideal which no one hitherto has been able to realize satisfactorily, though many have tried to do so. It has become, therefore, the watch-word of diverse parties, who lacked the solid basis, on which to erect the building of such a conception of the world, as might be well founded in its cornerstone and harmonious in its structure. The cornerstone to be chosen is causality and the only criterion by which any philosophical theory can be tested and verified, is given in its doctrine of ethics. But on both subjects the greatest confusion prevails, both of them being problems, which still wait for a definite solution. And after so many attempts, a new solution, in consonance with modern science, by which the old controversies may be reconciled, is extremely desirable. The novelty of the solution here proposed does not consist in bringing forward new and startling views; quite the contrary'! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.