New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-13

,.... IN Mr. ,. b,s tho scholarship OF mere words
knew The history Of S" wnon: IN resdns
account for example OF the different meanings wcS ~
the word LAS had and Of h n' learning quite
ever done clearing the literature nSd Of
an Of how an o Saop wnoSt
without consulting the oraa or " IN philosophy that
those borrow at second hand VII, DC iounu will
that those s wGo sea ana exposed
renoes delight in stripping moaer s,ohen Sooas from
SSe s"rarS thief to giving them back to
their original owner F1r yino from his stores
IN ocidenta DISCUSSIONS Ia footnotcs and note. o
foot-notes, he has scattered nuts winch ~ o WI 'A1
many a scholar many day 10 gather and 10 crack. ~
viii be long before the rays which shine from hir will
be scattered and difusod through
fure--as tho sunbeams through the atmopnere-
that thew shall become common property, and men
shall cease to distinguish tho focus from winch 'neS
The only other decided of his character that
shall mention is his logical power, nciuune divs
ali such cYorcises as abstraction, generalZatlOD uNs
ion definition, formal judgment ana deaucton. Az LUIS
respect he be placed sscb as X
ote Saint Thomas Describes Spnoza SAMUEL ohdn
Kan and HeSe In d asrbne ' dene and
very much IN the manner OF Aristotle: take, as a OK
ample his mastery mac the same method in giving
the history OF opinions, as on the subjects Oh Ine pI
GpSs Ss sne sdSsbe example Of Porpyrys
reaching from the summum genus 10 the uyma 'p.eI .
IL Is quite clear tna hau no Htcu - ~ ~
thcm-with Albertus Magnus, Thomas Aquihas DIns
| Scotus and Abelard,-and would nave Deen nahuou
down future generations by sucb an epitnet as
Critlcus, Doctor Doctissmus. or Doctor indoni'ao'
| Although the interest in the theories expoundea
| by Dr. McCosh has been greatly impaired IN the
light of more recent PHILOSOPHERS, they still possess
historical Importance which will create genuine
! welcome for his volume among cultivated anu
| studious readers. The teachings of Sir William
Hamilton, especially, sustain an important rela.
| ton to the most significant developments Oh
| modern thought. They have introduced new eie-
ment into theology which, in the hands OF Dean Man.
| sell has assumed profound though we apprehend,
temporary significance. and has afforded motiveto
some of the most subtle speculations OF John stuart
| Mill and Herbert Spencer. The reader who wishes
to trace the line of inquiry in its antecedents and
collateral issues will end more trustworthy guido
| than the author of this work. 1t introduces him,
moreover to q highly intellectual society of other
DAYS, which is rapidly passing away if it has not
| already become obsolete. The attempt of Dr. Nc
Gosh to revive its fading gores is credtable to his
heart while the manner of its accomplishment does
honor TO his head An occasional instance OF bad
| proofreadipg is sometimes little provoking, as
| "Madame Du Deffaudn for Madame du Deffand"
| H. 1851, and the following sentence from Dugald
Stewart TO- 2sN: "After having discharged for more
than thirty years mot trust, Tifout dscredit to
myself, the important duties of my academical
station &c. which if not typographical error is
| an absurdity.