The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-06-17
ADVERTISEMENT.
Ths Philosophy of Society,

Il the title of work, a new publication,
which has recently appeared. It is nm i.s--
disputablc truth that scientific and philoso-
phical efforts have been made in every de-
parttnent Of animal life Insects and plants
have their philosophers. The Caterpillar
has its Aga>siz, the Cabbage had its Liunae-
ses. Man aloue has been neglected in the
universal inquisitveness of the present age,
and delivered over, bound hand and foot,
as Sampson TO the Philstines to the SUBJ
lime Investigations Of the Pot House poll
tician and the Mud God Philosopher, who
like the waggle. tails, that inhabit the mud.
pudiles are for ever switching and flirting
around in the muddy pools of political agi-
tation, stirring up the ef1nvia, that only
tends to vitate the health of society, and
who foolish!y imagine, that their petty
little performances affect the great move
ments Of the world.
The; Caterpillar and the Ant, have their
eulogisers at the expense of man, Agassiz
and Solomon, who urge humanity to initiate
their worthy example and not to be iound
violating the laws of their n ature..
Poor, poor man poor fellow no compc.
tent philosopher has yet been found to de-
fend him from aspersion, to illustrate the
real Ia rs of his being, and to demonstrate
and prove, that he, does not any more than
the Caterpillar violate the laws Of his ma
tur4, but that these laws are far more COM
plex, than the laws of mere insect existence,
and altogether be! ond the comprehension
of the zoologist. -.
It is iact, that students are in general,
far better acquainted with the history OF
countries, far remote, than their own, and
it is a truism: The phenomena that is
scientifically studied, are precisely those
with " hich the human intellect is most ln-
timately associated, and Familiarity, but
specifically acquainted.
r. 1t will not ther appear strange, that the
philosophy of society, the philosophy OF
man in his most complex relations, is SO
little understood and so specifically dis
cussed.
The present work, under consideration, is
but preliminary one, and designed as an
introduction to the main work, which Is
thorough and exhaustive inquiry into the
causes which determine the social condition
of mankind The method pursued in this
treatise BY the author, has been, to associ-
ate his own peculiar thoughts, with the
greatest thoughts of the greatest thinkers
of the world, and has thereby defined most
sharply, not only his own views, but that c.
the ilustrious authorities whom he has
brought under review. He has thrown out
incidentally and by way of illustration only,
while presenting to the world, the con.
densed essence of all anterior wisdom, the
combined result Of all former thought,
speculation and effort in regard to the ad-
vancement Of society.
The curse of the age, is the multitude OF
books. Unnur bered are the contributions
to science, by scientific men. 1t is almost
impossible to keep pace with them; while
as to7 books Of an inferior kind, by inferior
men, their name is legion and they swarm
over the earth, more thckly than the ver-
min that afflicted Egypt in the time Of
Pharaoh
In regard, to the work, under notice. 1t
is one of the most suggestive OF the kind
and subject that has been thrown forth to
reading world II is an excellent prodnc-
ton, of the purely intellectual kind, of the
strictly philosophical realm. We earnestly
recommend its perusal, as a work, iulaid
and glittering with precious jewels. .
The perusal OF this preliminary work in
duces us to wish most deroutly for the COM
pletion of the work, which embraces mis-
own original views. Those wishing copy
can be supplied by applying at the book
store Of Messrs. Duffe l. Chapman, New
berry C.-H., S. G. ,.- .