New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-17
THE JOURNAL OF SPECULATIVE PHILos-
OPHY. July.


The lovers of profound discussion of abstract
points will find a rich stOrehouse Of materials for
thought suggestion in the present number OF PROBES
sor Harrss unique journal Mr.. ]. L. Cabot treats OF
the "Noton of Space y; a subtle comparison between
"Brute and Human Intellect is out in detail by
william James, translation from Hegel on "Classlc
Art is given by W. NJ. Bryant; Miss Anna Bracket
contributes a singularly thoughtful paper on the
Science OF Education" founded mainly treatise by
ROseniranz but with valuable additions to the original
from the experience Of the wrteras successful teachers
and Mr.. A. T. Kroeger continues his fruitful hbors on
Fchte with atranslatiOn Of the Criteism on scheing
Mr. Cabot argues that the notion OF Space like all our
notions and the whole content Of experience, Is the
workmanship Of the mind operating on data winch lie
below consciousness, and Of which of course we know
nothing directly We call these data sensations IL Is
clear that there is no sensation Of Space objective
fact because there is sensation OF any object sens'
ton being exclusively object In regard to the
question: Whether Space is purely mental creation or
whether it corresponds to something independent OF the
mind Mr. Cabot replies, that if by the term mind we
mean circumstances, or the mind returning upon
itself and its impressions. and qualifying these as true
or false we may say that space is the creation OF the
mind Just say that the sense OF right wrong
Is the creation of the mind, without implying that 1t IS
anything unreal that there be state of things IN
which such distinctions do not hold good. Mr.. W.
Jamess acute and ingenious essay demands attentive
study which il will reward, both by the nicely OF It's
distinctions and the richness and originality OF its illus
tratOns It closes with rather curious comparison be-
tween the masculine and the feminine character III the
early stages OF their development Eve observe an
identical difference between whole, and women
as a whole. A young woman of twenty reacts with iu-
tutiye prompitude and security in all the usual crcum
in which she may be placed. Her likes and dis
likes are formed her opinions great extent, the
that they will be through life Her character is
in fact finished in its essentials How inferior to her is
boy of twenty in all these respects His character Is
still gelatmous uncertain what shape TO assume, trying
It on in every direction. Feeling his power yet ignor-
ant of the in which he shall express IT, he If,
when compared with his sister being of no definite
contour But this absence of prompt tendency in his
brain 70 set particular modes is the yery condition
which insures that It snail ultimately become so much
more efficient than the wOmans The very lack OF pre-
appointed trains Of thought is the condition by which
general principles and heads Of classification forned
and the masculine brain deals with new and complex
matter indirectly by means OF these. manner which
the feminine method Of direct intuition admirably and
rapidly as performs within its limits, yainy hope
70 cope with"