The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-08-18

RNAHA VI L- be- .
were his warm friends aud disciple a.,
became intimate with Ricardo. and A.,
one ~ the original rnemlrr. - a.. =
ht!ca Economy Club lie went .r ,.
ihr last; developing hi theories l~'r'4rl,
hts students. and ifnprlyiLs iit'r cI r1,t
OF his treatise he died IA De- n. 1898
We have named the two mos oiu.r-r.
B'ntham't'- 81 the .rNnni g'n.rat .. .,
the field ~ political .'pnpIrv w.,
th" legal and political histpu71-
Deivng"d - the Unitarian -,hppl. AMI e.,
were contemporaries - Jim,- Nj ODD.
most eminent WE'RE John Austin and l.D.-,.
Grote. John Austin ~, a---pt.l n,
the hrir-sppar-nt to een,ham be- the .p..l
dspsrtmen, Of iurisprudslrr p -r IF,
Greeting MIL. SUFFOLK. on M1r.r 3 -,
IA" entered ,h" army AZ the age Of a.,
but sold his cumn issi,n after tine Pa
and In 1918 was called ~ tn har ~ Hr.
compelled him Ia rniir" from r-a.t,.
1925 Bur his attachments were a.ra ~
known. and upon ia" foundation of 20
londIn University, h" herame 'r' f-,
professor of iurisprud 'nc".
In order 20 prepare him.clf for .- '-...
tions. h. went - Bonn. studied 'Na gen,
German writer's upon IN" civil Hp A
IlNANf w AHlNAaNflNNN w oIIIN.'' .. . 2
professors Unfortunately ~ tho r.i.ti
succS's- Il his lectures. he though ful d,
10 ba "a dry A. R"uthau, and. '..r -
his audiences soon DIV and ~. 49,
which was derived from fees. 'n"r,t '
As he was y poor man. b." could ur
d~i-coufSing Rratuituu-ly To- "uptN boz
and "a We his last lecture in isy2 'r.
soon aftcrward placed hin ou tho DfHmI.L
Law Commission, wher" ha found hive
ever. that there Wa ~ sHriHg- r.U.,
Of haing employed ~ actlN" oniT .H'....
Subsequently,. hr acted ~ q '.ua .r
commission NJ Malta hut pret"ut't ga.a y
active work, and PASSED som" ,.... .
Germany and FIanc" lu the "nInSu'.' :
intellectual society At'ct -" Enf. \
Of iS4s he returned To- England an .a.
quiet country life H. sic la'"r f
cation WA a pamphlet Hvriut ParIa"s'.
AIRY reform In 1879 H." dl'i on D
Of thq wear AfTrr puhh-' e Do. 't.g
lectures hr could never h" ir..IossI .. .
ont n second edition Nh St"l hor ~Iy...t
he suffered from scholar. IdraI,-f '.Ht
il to sav. he prrf"rrr tn Do u''h.u' "H .
tina do ANYTHING snort ui W-l.'1I -. Do T..
After his death hl~ l""iur"- "n Oh. 80
ciples ~ luri-prudence $ " %puhu.H.I '
his widow They and Hr' earlier $500 4,
have uaS.ed through several ".H.
Austin j. generally credited with bong
frs, English writer who ATTACHED pro e
and in,elligihla meaning n" the term. .l
denota the leading conceptions uni.''.';
nil sy.'cm- ~ iuri-urud"u- N~uHaU.i.v
perfect know ledge ~ ia" methods .f we
insn and English law. h" dt-Tl1yoI .
OF the highest order iu de.t.ur ..
sys,nm NJ Classification FOR in" wu'H. =
III his SCIENCE Has WORK. al'rH'E "
complete. supplied a srr" t,uui1u.. D
future labpTor- IN IA" san" h'' f
titles it, author To- take rank ~ .l' -
very few Fngli-h'nou Who have mad" .'-
trihutinn- 81 Importance To tn" ''uIl - .'HI-
ca study Of Law
Au-tin'- r~tilitarani~m was 80 'N" ut
rigorous ORTHODOXY thorough B'r'.I"-
IL trimming had mad' ntH n's'IIi'.v
immune u even the germ. 90 frIu.'..
d,nttl philosophy II" sp'nh- vi -
found respect e the learning AM IH'"
Of tho g~slt - 'rtnNr prH' ',s'T-. '...' f.f
Of ~ vigny, hui, wher hey d"Fi'."
philosophy. be- ~dennuucc. '1'if arg
A. roundlv az would R'utuim 3D.. lH.'
Mil Austin DIVORCES from B'u'.nH "
recognizing Judge-mGde law g-u .'E .HH'
mode of ltglSlnfipn bu ne 'lI. "H..
he follow- B'ntlam IA 10 wtnE .h' .'
. social contract Theory Ma 'i' 'N" =
hgmant historically hul, even a. " "'.N.h;
hypnthe-is. could not supply MIA .H'
wanted lie rcioCts - u uulu'Ii-,N ''
dlctrins of natural law accepted uv '''
German teacher n theory tina 'Irr'
IL somehow or other a body OF law "'rii
bile by the pure reason, ana YET c'I
III 0NNFfAlAlAk VI 49, 1880 Wv
proper. !, his great oxanpl" "i OF 1gH'
! iargon and . 'ustian. Austin l-
cipl,~ maintain that his princiiaI ~.'"
tn the philosophy ot law Wa III 'Ni"-'''
Of that fallacy His own aim was" aNa.'.'
,h. primary conceptions 81 luri-prIi' =
In accordance with Uulitsrian urlu l-,
and To obtain a rational Cla~sihca'lHn "' 't.
In general The political Rppl"a'l"n =
Austin'- principles Is illustrated H '
book before ~ from the writing "'
friend and follower, Sir C"nrg" '~ui'"""
Lewis. L-wis'- injrllect Wa Of IA" ''i'
I tilitnrian tvIe. and his writings ar q
dry a. the most thorough-going lth' ttn
Cs,uld desire. lie bcCainc. indeed.a "
of a Jtlitartln Radical. bu, "
stephen consider II doubtful whether ;
soppotunism Wa not the most u1'lu
Of the Utllitirian emplrl'i-m
The great representative @: the I'-
itarian school IN history y Gcorge G'"'"
He was born at Clay I'LL. heck"uNtN,
Kent. on Nov II. l7p' and wa educate ~
School In lslO b" h'''.''
a clerk in the bank hitch had been iuuHl"i
his grandfather, MIR George Pr"~r.'.
A native OF Bremen He remained Iu -
hank for thirty-two YEAR. deNoiiug ti
his leisure To literature and political -'uN'
introduced Go James Mill 10y kica'i' TO
1911. he yielded after some struggle D
Mills personal influence, and became "'
unhe@ita;ing pro~elyte he ed,'''
is22 Philip Beauchsnp' an analyst ''
natural religion. which set forth VIA
candor Bentharn's views on TO-
liyious subjects from the particular ''.'
~ the use 81 tho catcchiSm IN SNhoo.- ''
to the problem 81 the utility Of retl. ''
A wear later, tirote dcir'.-"l
Radical Reform against MaCkinio~h ava
\ = Mil and other youug 'fi"'''
In their systcmAtiC logical Gl~cu--'-
was more 81 a Niilite than Mil, pH
he %political carcer Of the 'philo~oi 81
Radicals he was the faithful Na.'.
advocated their pet nostrum, Oh" DEL =
tho party became a vanishing auari y.
continued interest in IN" odd
ltarian principles was shown bv hl'
activity In the management O..
!, University college and the CniN~r-IN
! ondon He had been long iuiorr-'"l
prcek history. and his great hi-''.
work APPEARED at intervals from l>'' -
lisa His study ~ Plato apT~a''''
1895. and he was still labortrg upon a ~.t'
pf Aris,otl. ~ the time ~ hi death
Grote's History nf Greece ar'rl- =
proof that the Unitarian uu~i'tnn WA-
disqualification Tor historical wui.'s NJ
ie,.i. II seems to prov. that Nv" 'il.'
" n Wa faithful TO hi most Nfa'
was especially qualified =" h. = Nl-''
II j. certain that Grote stud,~t IN" '''i'
With immen-e knowledge, uuNacE"s
and thorough im'arN''N
re-nmhlcd an ideal iudcr luN"-'tR'
rvidcnc. In n trial That No 'HH n"
which. uuon their own showing 'i' q
iarians were bound - apply . a" '
and Gro,c appli.d II 10 Gr-r' "..
Imuhant -urr-sss The if'""'.|.