New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-16
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-,,v,o soprv of THE UNCONSCIOUS BY EpuARD
pHILos 3.RIMsSS Authorized Translation by w4hh
SasrTEsRTsSSss 0 y SGD Macmillan HSii Co
,rSa.. work of this character should have gone
,,,,gb No fewer than nine editions, in the original
souage in fourteen years, is proof enough that IL
alters widely from most metaphysical treatises IL
was Uartmann's good fortune to obtain avery
ouck hearing for his theories since the appearance
NJ this his first important book his writings nave
attracted exceptional notice; indeed 1t would no'
hs great exaCgeraton to say that they have even
been popular. They are distinguished among o'net
things for cleayness of thought and animation Vi
STYLE the author having the rare faculty Oh inaAs
sbstruse topics attractive and comprehensive W
the general reader As for the translation, II not
always graceful at least it is not duli. hartmann
Is the most prominent leader OF the pesshiist'o
,chool and although he is inclined to resent the
htle of a continuator of Schopenhauer commonly
sn,,ed 70 him. students of the system, we DelieVe
40 not assign him position so distinctly lndepenu-
,nt As that which he claims for himself. lis nous
that the last principle of philosophy, which scho-
penhauer calls Will and Hegel the Absolute Inea,
Is the Unconscious, existing IN nature DOM as VIII
and idea spiritual activity entirely lndepehuen'
of the BRAIN and manifesting itself IN thought
emotion. instinct morals language, sensual percep-
.npnort from the results Of nductve research In the
phvsioal sciences. he makes frequent and ingenious
nse of arguments and illustrations from these
branches of knowledge Obviously neither MS
theory of a blind, impersonal, all-perVadinB anu
unconscious WILL nor his doctrine that the world Is
no utterly and hopelessly bad that tho last word
of philosophy is to put end to 1t by suppresshg
the wil-to-live which prolongs the blunder OF ex-
lstence, can be reconced with any rational thestio
conception; but he holds to quote his transiaton,
that there is no peace for the intellect and heart
until Religion, Philosophy and Science are not
merely reconced but are seen to be one, as root,
stem and leaves are organic expressions OF ope
same living tree" Christianity, however, he de-
inc civilization and has already traversed all its
phases" and he finds standpoint IN synthesls
Of the Christian and Indian religions OF oi grai
tendency of the pesslmlst, VINO, II ne VIII haNe any
religion at all is driven almost lrresstlby toward
Buddhism.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kari, of North Bend, Ohio, has
written. under the title of 1.-The American Horse
woman (Houghton, Mif1in & Co... book which
Is likely to be very we'll received We wonder that
somebody did not write such book long ago, for
the need of it has been obvious. The brief and
baty instructions for ladies' often added by way OF
appendx to treaises intended for the other sex, are
far from meeting the wants of female riders; they
are not only too short but in most cases they are
written by men who have little comprehension OF
the points upon which women require special ad-
vice. The question of the seat, for example, Is one
mon which the teachings appropriate to men ana
TO women are entirely different; and there are va
rious faults commonly perpetrated by ladies IN the
paddle which the ordinary riding-master does not
syen suspect because the motions of the body are
nartlv concealed by the skirts Mrs. Kari seems to
be sineularly intelligent and observing horsewo-
man. Her instructions are comprehensive, clear
and admirably precise. They cover matters which
have been entirely neglected in other books, and
they are moro exact and practical than most other
rules for the equestrian art even In those partlcu
lars which concern both sexes alike. The chapters
m holding the reins, the various gaits, and on
the proper treatment of a misbehaving horse, are
especially useful
Memoir of Abbott Lawrence" by Hamilton
Andrews Hill little, Brown & Coils an ampilhoa-
tion of sketch prepared few years ago Tor the
newfoundland Historic Genealogical Society. IL
presents in plain and business-like way an ac-
count of the public life of this esimable and dis
tinguished citizen, with copious extracts from bis
published letters and addresses; and In an appen-
div It gives Mr. Abbotts letters the tariff to w,
r. Rives and selections from his official correspond
epce during his mission to England. The defence
of the protective system is as pertinent now as IL
ever was; and the diplomatic communications In
clude careful discussion of the Mosquito protec-
torate and other points of Central American policy
which were very prominent In the negotiations pre-
cedlug the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, and may again
be important.
Monsignor Capeps pamphlet, "Catholic' an Es-
genital and Exclusive Attribute of the True
Church. Wilcox 81 ODonnell Co.., is addressed
especially to Epscopalians, its text being the pro-
posa offered in the last General Convention OF that
denomination to substitute the words " Holy Cath
ocn for Protestant Episcopal" In the title OF the
Book of Common Prayer Opinions Will naturally
differ about the cogency of the arguments employed
IN the essay, but all will agree in commanding the
centle and decorous tone unfortunately so rare In
controversial literature.
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