Principles of Western CivilisationThe close of an era.--The shifting of the centre of significance in the evolutionary hypothesis. The principle of projected efficiency.--The position in modern thought.--The phenomenon of western liberalism.--The problem.--The ascendency of the present.--The passing of the present under the control of the future.--The development of the great antinomy in western history.--The modern world-conflict.--Towards the future. |
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... present to the past , but of the relation of the present to the future , to which all other meanings are subordinate , and which controls all the ultimate tendencies of the pro- cess of progress in which we are living.1 Since the great ...
... present to the past , but of the relation of the present to the future , to which all other meanings are subordinate , and which controls all the ultimate tendencies of the pro- cess of progress in which we are living.1 Since the great ...
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... present is regarded as the ideal towards which we are travelling , and in which the struggle that this ascendant present maintains against the forms , the beliefs , and institutions under which the past had hitherto ruled it , occupies ...
... present is regarded as the ideal towards which we are travelling , and in which the struggle that this ascendant present maintains against the forms , the beliefs , and institutions under which the past had hitherto ruled it , occupies ...
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... present ; that theory of psychology , developed from Hume to Hux- ley , in which the content of the human mind is viewed simply as a condition in which the present is related to past experience either in the individual or in the race ...
... present ; that theory of psychology , developed from Hume to Hux- ley , in which the content of the human mind is viewed simply as a condition in which the present is related to past experience either in the individual or in the race ...
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Benjamin Kidd. the ascendency of the present in the evolutionary process . It was the rule of the present , and the ascendency of all the powers , forces , institutions , and interests able to dominate it , which constituted the ...
Benjamin Kidd. the ascendency of the present in the evolutionary process . It was the rule of the present , and the ascendency of all the powers , forces , institutions , and interests able to dominate it , which constituted the ...
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... present , and that the ascendency of the interests of the present is the end toward which the whole order of our social and political development moves . This is the con- ception from which the intellectual foundations have been removed ...
... present , and that the ascendency of the interests of the present is the end toward which the whole order of our social and political development moves . This is the con- ception from which the intellectual foundations have been removed ...
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Page 487 - That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
Page 119 - Subordinate contracts for objects of mere occasional interest may be dissolved at pleasure; but the State ought not to be considered as nothing better than a partnership agreement in a trade of pepper and coffee, calico or tobacco, or some other such low concern, to be taken up for a little temporary interest, and to be dissolved by the fancy of the parties.
Page 485 - That government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the people, nation, or community...
Page 293 - Calvinism, it can easily be demonstrated that during the second half of the sixteenth century and the first half of the seventeenth century...
Page 485 - ... of all the various modes and forms of government, that is best which is capable of producing the greatest degree of happiness and safety, and is most effectually secured against the danger of maladministration ; and that, when...
Page 486 - That a well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defence of a free State ; that standing armies in time of peace should be avoided as dangerous to liberty ; and that in all cases the military should be under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power.
Page 485 - That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive or separate 400 emoluments or privileges from the community but in consideration of public services, which not being descendible, neither ought the offices of magistrate, legislator or judge to be hereditary.
Page 486 - That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed; nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Page 119 - As the ends of such a partnership cannot be obtained in many generations, it becomes a partnership not only between those who are living but between those who are living, those who are dead, and those who are to be born.
Page 110 - The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, which obliges every one: and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind, who will but consult it, that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions.