The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-01
Pure Sociology.

TO be true OF the Liberals.
Pure Sociology.
A large amount of sociology is now in.
circulation and many sociologists are
now on view. In Washington and divers
other places q sooiologist Is regarded
vaguely as an expert Of some sort. a
person with a disposition and right to
investigate economic questions. Most
Of the writing and talking sociologists
seem to have a rather sentimental and
hysterical temperament. II political
economy Is the dismal science, sociology
might be described by unbelievers as
the SOLDERING science. But we are to
consider II in itself and not to judge 1t by
some OF ito professors and practitioners.
MACMILLAN 4 Co. have just published
for Mr.. LxsrEB F. WARD. a distinguished
sociologist, an imposing tome called
sPurs Sociology, Treatise on the Origin
and Spontaneous Development Of So
ciety.'
Mr.. WARD IL modest enough not to
claim that sociology has as yet been
established as science He insists that
It 10 In process Of establishment. So
it is entitled to the ordinary privileges Of
q science and to be divided into applied
or practical and pure or theoretical.
Pure sociology seeks to establish the
principles OF the science What are
the principles Of sociology? Well, so far
as We can make out, sociological data '
include everything from the creation
OF the cosmos to pinhead, from gravi-
tation to the measles. All are but parts
OF one stupendous whole. Hole, vacuum,
the infidels will say. 1t is the task Of
the pure sociologist to range this wealth
Of material, to educe, induce and deduce
principles and catalogue his world.
sTaxis, Genesis, Telesis = such is the
mysterious but orderly procession OF
pure sociology. In Mr.. Wards ingen-
ious pages the reverent reader is carried
along over Filiation, sympodial de-
velopment,'' the poetic idea, poesis,
genesis the dynamic agent" the
biological origin Of the subjective facul-
ties the oonative faculty social
psychis. psychometry. the law OF
parsimony,' cosmic dualsm,'' social
karyokinesis. difference Of potential,
ontogenetic forces" androoentric
theory gyneocentric theory" male
efiloresosnoe,' classification OF the
phylogenetic Forces on and on, past
the sociological perspective to the
non-advantageous faculties and the
Specialization Of achievement. Taxis,
Genesis, Telesis! A long march and a
grand, sweet song. The index covers
some thirty double-columned pages,
stretches from abdominalia to- Zygo-
sis What ais our old friend DANIEL
PRATT, G. A. T., to be dead? Here are
word Laboratories fully equal TO his own
Indeed. he might have enlarged his vo-
cabulary could he have had the use OF
this admirable collection. GenecleXis,
steleclexis, gyneclexis. andreclexis
and ampheclexis are among Mr..
WARDS inventions. Shall We linger
among these pages a moment?
Warfare. civilized. Watches. when introduced
Water wheels. Maynard. e limitation OF the Wed :.
ApousS wsitsnschauuns. weltsehmerk wHArELY.
RicHAsD. Bishop lsel. WHITE, ANDREW D.. Wheel.
barrow, Invention Of the. wltebeatlns WILDE.
oscAs. WIN. the, Wind early use o. Windows. INST
uses OF. Wireless TeIesrsphy. wrchciAt. wopAn
constitutes the human race"
We see no reason why pure sociology
cannot be applied; and habitual diners
out may improve their information by
dipping into this wellhead Of lore. n
anybody at the dinner table tonight
drags in a remark about the Yso or the
Yellow Puccoon. the White Nosed Sea
Cat, WINFIELD scoTI, SEMIRAMIs or the
semi-IMnar Pexus, YOU can guess who
his tutor, his angel OF anecdotes is.
The study Of sociology has q broaden 20
isg effect upon the vocabulary, a. We
have suggested Mr. WAND seems o.
he q horn sooiologis,. When hs was
a child I've had AN intens. desire 90
know thu names Of such things as how-
ers. insects. birds, fish and other animals .
II ! mel aRy one who would offer a
name I would Instantly sei1e upon u
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