New-York tribune., 1908-05-10

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& +--55szolufly joined with the history of
-5--a7 which rightly interpreted Is the
.,<,r,.r- - lie moral law, Professor Royce ID
lr---..I discussion II ethical principles
= -5--sr-. IS q text Professionally defined.
,--1+r * -. v5-liug and practical devotion of
So - = cause 4 person. an lIdiNidu@4
g n---.- life lived according 10 a plan
= .s-sz IS --.ar- something which seems -
- -.--.- -a-cer than his private self. and
. = SOM respect external l. his purely lnaI-
, al W Necessarily. q cause Is SUPERIOR
ii i-vo-v=-r ether human selves. Making lis
.-,asl 10 7l.e Individual. il meets his deepest
"a need ts listing his Uiu and giving him
..sl p one. Voluntary and, 70 his owD mind
- ,sas- wc--fy. Even if not finally proved
ny sleh a cause has the value of unifyinE
.-es life. curing il of the hesitancy and inef-
esr~r that a., .ud ar undirected VII
The individual has moral autonomy. Yet pre-
-,selv because he self is not q thing bu; mean
nc ernioli.5 n conscious life the moral auton-
ny suppose a social task Professor Royce
Inks that The people who have more rights
IN duties have gained notable and dis
rr--ished ethical position II ol1r modern world.
The balance between rights and duties has been
-nrare5 through the failure Uf these apostles IF
.---5om 10 see that cur wills are OURS only 10
X. them tie servants OF enterprise A life
rarbout acceTre5 tasks lived without any plan,
-rh1 be the I5fe Of al organism " psyche
,gesl sT-eei-e- brst Il would he something less
nan q personally. d social self Ethical indi-
s.daaisn Is right in urging that only ones Own
rl brought 10 q true knoWiedse q Itself can
.Fer determine ones duty: i is wrong in suppos-
ag that ore-s individual purposes an he wo-
,.he-Rise thar f.. and through loyalty. Says the
-ghor:
Ehen listen . oar 1nede-n ethical indiyd4a.Lzts
l 70 - - -, TT-,-;.. ~ Tt,s
Id abgye all ~. I listen Nets he.-I
- thsl these rle- move -le for . time but thai
] l0ng ! begin Z. lssr-. with imparlence- OF
4 -sygsrsl a. - -.zre-se ~. - at,o-.- III
Il "a Dc nat te~eE.r wfer tn SWORD - your
1 rseTe Begin N battle q real Individuality
WY these endless preliminary e.-srie 3iatiorse
Il Cy one way 10 boz -l ethical Individual That :
/ choose your raas.. and 'hen to seryt il as thee
-1aItic s-o-y A-s la6y--I tne sI.--t % al he
/ aga-
Il Granting hat for Ete Individual loyalty may
q supreme good. ue are stn left with the
1 ii that tie loya.Jies q men are often IN con
l -ct- Then wfa1eyer serves the cause of Uni.
'ersa- loyaTy rCs- L. CU- guide % life. Il this
4 vsy We shall detect che false causes yalu-ng
/ -en ty tie standard @ loyalty 10 loyalty
.-sc.icaIy applied. this r1le fGrthers the spirit
Il loyalty il the uelghbo- leading him 10 de-
1 ne himself in thorauEhEoiug fashion TO the
1 ca11nonplaoe virtue. and thus helping him in
4 -- wiser way than that Of tie vague phil
a-t1roqy which. by bringing to him some IN
L tned good fortune, makes him wasteful and
1 -GoieIt Some q the problems Of American
/ e are waiting for their solution on the aPpi-
L Zion O. this Law C loEalcy-especiail family
lie and the problem Of educating the self
Hanged spirit of our nation 10 know itself
arg
HaT-ng offered SIX chapters Of closely knit ar
5-neHt in aid Of tie view that loyalty IS so
say, al achieved conscience. Professor Royce
eeecs 70 point out that whatever trains Us
'Ae arts Of loyalty enables Us to enter into
~o'-a Of Spiritual Truth Loyalty may be re-
-~,oec not Only a c guide Of life, but as q
e1aon of our relation 20 q realm Of an
LID and al errtra.llg unity q spiritual life. /
Is Is the ideallstic doctrine which may be
l 70 be the author LIE thesis. Nothing
lie can be understood by Itself. With Fichte, |
re would say thai selfhccd is endless seek
. t+ SELF. Man is not 2 datum hut al
. And although The moral order is a