New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-11-24

rnf M!rrl"%s OF TIE nl>n lE2r' r'TriT n.y. IT.
| bvo. pr. i3l. Eoie a after Il Lr'D'rs.
The reputation of DR.. McCosh as n meta
physician is nLlny foundc! Oh TIE work OF which the
pre- volume ia reprint. II "a devoted to rvani-
nation an ana Is @. the facu 0i in litlJn c"nSi lir u
a. the capacity of hc mid Ia l'rc I've objects AMI i"a'
nj without any process ~ argument Gcducfo'
In the great controversy viii n hts DIVIDED TIE opinions
p'r,lavc tiulcr in every ar. Dr. Nct'osh br.onSs
hr i."i vii bel . T. n"n Il power for
tie rcco ii,n OF tritl yvnd the noycS Of cNp'ri-
c!rc, alilI"r.h he admits that the s'''. has h"rn i-
vulvrd in great confusion l,y ia" ch,rfs Of previous
writers He liiaill+ IT,. cXi-;l"r in The miri ~ Ger
tain fundamental Law Of hci.cf. hit Insists that Il! y
natHrf h., ho n.unItr tooi. and tat they can by n"
| mean, s, in the rank which IN, been alSi-r"d
| to them Gs the basis Of phii1-ophctl and th"'"-
ca systems Wrcln know nothing 90 them "y"cpf from
observation; tncr Law t. Ia l." detected IN their 'i"t%
thy arr cap .h. II c, a. wen as OF CIoi nll cariot
| ir app-d H. Ira.i c"nrld>i ms without careful ara
vriiat .cru;iy ~ tho prp.rcss Of the discu sion I'r
MC ash lin i occasion to t"hrn up"n most ~ the ri"g
Problems Sl.c, FIR ' thr met 7ia- f'r metaphysical
inq:.y IL, SHOW nil .,ci familiar wih t!e vast Il III
~ tLor@!! Tich has engaged t!c attention of fif'ua
I'VE: lad n. UiOiEh lac j. MOI iric! u T'"Hi nc
"li wiirl has tiu' f'r IA d tosuii'Y ne "'Il
liz NY l;,prc..,r lunnt u. ,urc what. Hence his
mctlud Is h.:al: ra AMI l.t":cL. His cot'@chl"
a., tie >,r, coming, OF foIltr o,ophcrs are I,'iy
acu;r avi 1t ii. a.d oct.r fl.rr yiluih' Suggestions
tor s',cG;j 81; Inquiry. II. tp2c towards wir:s lIoh
who's views i 'ingulry r''-i! aLd
he r lY II give, IN IllG>iy" ro"rin: Ia inc.r oil'
ten. -. h sax" oi Pacing '~ 0wu !" Il bot INT
If Ia sJrrii.ur. III tai, itci. We ale pr ui'tri
tat II I, tlroreh !-IorlT.", END lot Intention.
| Tu.s wlic G..iny i'll GU ton tn" rtllinN'-
| zeal .y-'pi. e. VI jim E'".rt NH l." i'.' :
care 10 do i..'cc ID logic which ia tones ri'o"
| from .ss. p.iur ps il diSl-t -A'l - nt e'i cV'r
i:ior. ior ~ at clrar.cS> ANA practical u'I'i. ''"'
ol NJ. II rit't ii -""ci, 10 rel a.. i..t "'d-h tn.'
a.r Tremendous "hanns III th' rT"c'S when ne hi'
u4'.c," and -" forces w.l'ch L. j. IL Il t" = Ia
la: give Xplti,n Ct ttioi. or 'il"i :". or con
.cios ic-s or belief, or intuition judgment, or BE
,ei.,r # b.utr." s:I!l Ills bod u"ial.IitIbs are
Away * s:YH. an! lone - them my in tie rni he
established the r.uIoEnicsi lw8 {" me Hho"abr uni
verse" H. HI own d.. Il rc.Wo 10 tilrc
H., crf III tho Iitin' -t'u" :" t!"; - I"'" tni-
ton il, rig r1. ~ the pr' I"t Of the common
int. l:,.c, cImuinrd with our moral p'rcpions. ana
U1,."l> r:"Ii"ncr Not ".'' H''"'ii "'i hi''l>''
III, olr.ians "pInion. hvc too hastily rorr!rd
haut cot ~ lbs ' roofs the "r'lnai! "E'i ~
lrr the vi.c c&>i"rCr. lie dnlrm>, th III '"c' kh:H
wa. Shut from the U.ioni argument :"r IL"
hcn2 OF tio l., the dcr> OF hiS o%n artificial sy,t"m
stli., ., dol me ot the existence OF Cod nor
IN. u, tao suri, acrordi: IL D.. Nct'osi.
can lo c.tshi-bcd by rigid demonstrations tn" arri'
Inc moral, purely ntecrtual admitting the pos
t.bty do Ibt and appealing TO the. consent OF the
will Inlrel Dr Mr(o,, in tn" course of his reason
ings I. c,lpallci Ia abandon the r|i sphcI" OF
and d. ,iu iifI and I'm! Ic'uIn III s"itlinnf.
For th' tfc" 81 ~ ?r'r tr',o. n" co"; thr ram
ho,y hr . IF e..:,iurni rr., * a y :C::I! aiNa;aGr.
hui to the earn mo a,t,r train. VITO la, no AIN.
| nor interest ,''r, bat to o'lin firm grasp Of
| reality, tie am. 81 to vagu', and perhaps,
| cl.u va.t III ,h' "."n ~ dlhpi' ni"hi,
! ald NV "ntr ~ ~. iu'i,t:nti,c. Nor can
| wr aiy s., a,,i1': ~. .lcC III Of the charge or
iL,xaci 49,. all ol i,.t.ur viii ur>'"'n'y" 1'. go"
4 3 81,