The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-07
HERMAN LOTzE ON THE IMMORTALITY
OF THE SOJL.

II there be any man in the world whom
the lev. Joseph Cook delights TO honor mora
than all other men 1t is Hermann Lotze Of Got
tingcn. Mr.. Cooks praises Of the illustrious
German. like all his utterances are emphatic
and imprisoned. He calls him the first phil
osopher Of Germany the greatest philosopher
OF tho most intellectual OF nations" and puts
him ut the head Of German writers on biology.
with this description:
l. Iot1c. Hermann. "Mikrokosmus," vols ls71.
Lotto was born AT Bautlen ~ ISLE lie WA gradWcdh
l-ls ne lecmne Professor OF rhiio,olm at Ltl ht
d,,,, ~ i'e,n lis ,urc,' w,r ar" ta h, e.
mncndcd %, ai bearing On hio,ogy
In another lecture Mr.. Cook says:
Goto GERMANY aui what name At ui, iu~anic'ti
wat Ihi."s, l'r Is rad VAN ne mo'' cnihu'.'ii
man, AMI Eugaul and scotland Hermann LoUr vic
Scr srtusar whose . i5 S q ind width T u
Know noh'nS oi li'lnnnn LoiIr hos ,iar !, DID, %
ph.,rhcrs he asreat ply siooest as well as" -4'f
Again. he says;
loos u To ile highest SUBMITS NJ science. aul rev.
s'f cm,is 1gf665 a' n 'a NJ. i, ,i A Wv
uppcimo punHcles ui the mount established ttitAI
nH ,at ' aa %shi % y I' u
Gottngcu, ph, ,ioosi-s A. well 1t, netaphyscia;.a OIL
The object which Mr.. Cook has in thus cX,Nl-
ling this German writer Is To countcrbalan 'c ~
his authority that Of the English men II fence.
views he regards As dangerous to religion.
Lotto believes aud teaches that creation 10 tina
result Of something more than the blind work.
ing Of the forces 90 matter, and that il II held
together and maintained by a personal God.
This being in accord with Mr.. Cook Theological
views. he is naturally disposed to magnify tho
importance Of the corroborHtion, and hence his
euloges of the German philosopher.
There is one subject. however, upon which
Mr. Cook is not careful to cite his idols testi-
mony, and that IL the immortality Of the soul.
| The American student. hearing and rcali--
the praises Of the sound Judgment and ~
views OF the great German whose name is =,
frequently invoked in connection with o,hcr
topics. is naturally curious TO know what hd
says upon this. Much rs ii concerns us 70 bass
| correct views Of the method Of creatiOn ami 'is
nature Of God. our own destiny after death -- >
us Of far trans endcnt importance. Mr.. O. <
comedies this hy devotng four " his lec'ur -
| tho question: Docs Death End AM another -
Emerson's Views Of Immortality and auotlier
10 Ulrci on the Spiritual Body. But what la7,
teaches in regard 10 the matter he fails go I'll
us. Why is this?
Tho explanation Of this omission may -
found by consulting LolHe's Mikrokosmus''
concerning which Mr. Cook says; II you an
buy hut throc books have Frey's Histology
and Baale's protopasm.' and lotze's M'Aro-
kosmus." In Book H.. Chapter v. oi ihif
aat-namci work. under the heading or lha
n,st and last things of Soul-liic.' Lots dis
COURSES thus:
That we mu,t regard The soul as the substantial sni
his cn ,,c r % Scen al Abe eU L, '
hgt MAJ ,ac 'r 'hereutc lrDan.e it's ne elHHlti
lasting ann ,urNun.n,.,ne egd9rance as the plNie.s
,,' H, cnalc II ls uat ryrry sgs.,onee I;
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