 I have already urged, the practice of that which is ethically best — what we call goodness or virtue — involves a course of conduct which, in all respects, is opposed to that which leads to success in the cosmic struggle for existence.  Report of the Annual Meeting - Page 846by British Association for the Advancement of Science - 1894Full view - About this book
 | Pramatha Nath Bose - 1894 - 298 pages
...has well put it.—"The practice of that which is ethically best, what we call goodness or virtue, involves a course of conduct which, in all respects,...success in the cosmic struggle for existence. In place INTRODUCTION. usually records and emblazons deeds which it were better for humanity to forget, and... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1894 - 772 pages
...namely, "that the practice of that which is ethically best — what we call goodness in virtue — involves a course of conduct which, in all respects,...success in the cosmic struggle for existence." In the domain of actual science the book that claims first attention is Old and New Astronomy, by the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1894 - 782 pages
...namely, "that the practice of that which is ethically best — what we call goodness in virtue — involves a course of conduct which, in all respects,...success in the cosmic struggle for existence." In the domain of actual science the book that claims first attention is Old and New Astronomy, by the... | |
 | James Seth - 1894 - 488 pages
..." l how " the practice of that which is ethically the best — what we call goodness or virtue — involves a course of conduct which, in all respects,...leads to success in the cosmic struggle for existence ; " how the history of civilisation is the record of " the steps by which men have succeeded in building... | |
 | Emanuel Vogel Gerhart - 1894 - 986 pages
...another which may be called the ethical process. * * The practice of what we call goodness or virtue involves a course of conduct which, in all respects,...to success in the cosmic struggle for existence." cosmic nature must, it appears, be equally beneficent in the ethical sphere. Yet, if that which I have... | |
 | Free Religious Association (Boston, Mass.). Meeting - 1894 - 906 pages
...this lecture that " the practice of that which is ethically best, what we call goodness or virtue, involves a course of conduct which, in all respects,...to success in the cosmic struggle for existence." " The ethical progress of society depends, not on imitating the cosmic process, still less in running... | |
 | Paul Carus - 1894 - 698 pages
...as Professor Huxley says on page 29, "the enemy is self." But it is not true that self-restraint is "a course of conduct which in all respects is opposed...to success in the cosmic struggle for existence." Even tigers succeed in the struggle for existence only because their selfassertion is tempered with... | |
 | 1894 - 702 pages
...ethically best — what we call Goodness or Virtue — involves a course of conduct in all respects opposed to that which leads to success in the cosmic...ruthless self-assertion it demands self-restraint. In the place of thrusting aside or treading down all competitors, it requires that the individual shall... | |
 | Pramatha Nath Bose - 1894 - 296 pages
...has well put it. — "The practice of that which is ethically best, what we call goodness or virtue, involves a course of conduct which, in all respects,...that which leads to success in the cosmic struggle tor existence. In place usually records and emblazons deeds which it were better for humanity to forget,... | |
 | 1894 - 908 pages
...statement : * The practice of that which is ethically best — what we call goodness or virtue — involves a course of conduct which, in all respects,...opposed to that which leads to success in the cosmic s! niggle for existence. In place of ruthless selfassertion it demands self-restraint; iu place of... | |
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