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ences Tripos.

V. The general principles of Jurisprudence and the Art of Legislation : rights to property and services, and modes of acquiring them: contracts: rights and obligations attached to different private conditions: theory of punishment. VI. The different functions of government, and the modes of their distribution mutual rights and obligations of governors and governed: general limits of governmental interference.

List of books recommended on this subject:

Bentham, Principles of the Civil Code. Butler, Sermons 1-3, 5, 8, 11, 12, and Dissertation on Virtue. Kant, Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals. Mill, Utilitarianism, and Representative Government. Sidgwick, Methods of Ethics. Spencer, Data of Ethics.

I. Preliminary.

V. Political Economy.

The fundamental assumptions of Economic Science, the methods employed in it, and the qualifications required in applying its conclusions to practice; its relation to other branches of Social Science.

II. Production of Wealth.

Causes which affect or determine

(i) The efficiency of capital and of labour.

(ii) The difficulty of obtaining natural agents and raw materials.

(iii) The rate of increase of capital and population.

III. Exchange and Distribution of Wealth.

Causes which affect or determine

(i) The value of commodities produced at home.

(ii) The rent of land.

(iii) Profits and wages.

(iv) The value of currency.

(v) The value of imported commodities.

Monopolies. Gluts and crises. Banking, and the foreign Exchanges.

IV. Governmental Interference in its economic aspects. Communism and
Socialism.

The principles of taxation: the incidence of various taxes: public loans and
their results.

List of Books recommended on this subject:
Bagehot, Lombard Street.

Fawcett, Free Trade and Protection.
Marshall, Economics of Industry. Mill, Principles of Political Economy.
Walker, The Wages Question, and Money, Trade, and Industry.

SCHEDULE OF THE SUBJECTS OF EXAMINATION DURING
THE REMAINING DAYS OF THE TRIPOS.

Special subjects in the different branches of Historical study included in
Part II. of the Tripos, viz. the History of Ancient Philosophy, the History of
Modern Metaphysical Philosophy, and the History of Modern Ethical and
Political Philosophy, will be announced in the Easter Term next but one pre-
ceding that in which the examination is to be held; and books will be recom-
mended at the same time for the students in each of these branches.

The following are the schedules of subjects and the lists of books recommended for study in the three remaining departments included in this part of the Examination,

Degrees.

Sect. 1. Part II.

Degrees.

Sect. 1. Part II.

Advanced Psychology and Psychophysics.

A fuller knowledge will be expected of the subjects for the earlier paper, and of current controversies in connexion with them. Further, a special knowledge will be required (i) of the physiology of the senses and of the central nervous system, (ii) of experimental investigations into the intensity and duration of psychical states, and (iii) of such facts of mental pathology as are of psychological interest. Questions will also be set relating to the philosophic treatment of the relation of Body and Mind as regards both the method and the general theory of psychology.

The following are among the books that will be found useful in addition to those already recommended:

Foster, Text-book of Physio

Fechner, Hauptpunkte der Psychophysik.
logy, Bk. III. Lewes, Problems of Life and Mind, Vols. III-V. Lotze,
Metaphysik, Bk. III: Psychologie. Maudsley, Physiology of Mind, and
Pathology of Mind. Volkmann, Lehrbuch der Psychologie. Wundt,
Physiologische Psychologie.

Advanced Logic and Methodology.

Students will be expected to shew a fuller knowledge of the subjects inIcluded in the preceding schedule of Logic, and of existing controversies in connexion with them, and the examination will also include the following subjects:-Symbolic Logic, Theory of Probabilities, Theory of Scientific Method and the Methods of different Sciences.

The following are among the books that will be found useful in addition to those already recommended:

Bacon, Novum Organoǹ.
Jevons, Principles of Science.
Examination of Hamilton.

Bain, Logic. Boole, Laws of Thought. Mansel, Prolegomena Logica. Mill, Sigwart, Logik. Venn, Logic of Chance, and Symbolic Logic. Whewell, Philosophy of Discovery. Ueberweg, System of Logic.

Advanced Political Economy.

The student will be expected to shew a fuller and more critical knowledge of the subjects included in the preceding schedule of Political Economy, particularly in regard to those mentioned under the first head in that schedule. The examination will also include the following subjects: the diagrammatic expression of problems in pure theory with the general principles of the mathematical treatment applicable to such problems: the statistical verification and suggestion of economic uniformities: and a general historical knowledge (a) of the gradual development of the existing forms of property, contract, competition and credit; (b) of the different modes of industrial organization; and (c) of the course and aims of economic legislation at different periods, together with the principles determining the same.

The following are among the books which will be found useful in reading for this part of the examination in addition to those already recommended :—

Cournot, Recherches sur les Principes Mathématiques de la Théorie des Richesses. Cunningham, Growth of English Industry and Commerce. Goschen, Foreign Exchanges. Jevons, Theory of Political Economy. Malthus, Essay on Population, and Principles of Political Economy. Ricardo, Principles of Political Economy and Taxation. Roscher, Principles of

Political Economy.
Wealth of Nations.
Cairnes, Cliffe Leslie,
works.

Sidgwick, Principles of Political Economy. Smith, Walker, On Money. The collected Essays of Mill, and Jevons; and the historical portions of Macleod's

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4. NATURAL SCIENCES TRIPOS.

Report 9 Feb. 1880. Grace 26 Feb. 1880.

For Regulations respecting the standing of Candidates, the time
of the Examinations, the publication of the Class Lists, &c.,
see page 86.

Subjects.

1.

Subjects of questions.

Two Parts, with sepa rate Class Lists.

Elementary character of Part 1.

Subjects of

questions in Part 2.

Practical Examination in

Part 1: twelve months' notice of branches;

in Part 2, in all the branches.

I.

The Examination shall be in Chemistry, Physics, Mineralogy, Geology, Botany, Zoology and Comparative Anatomy, Human Anatomy, and Physiology.

2. Each of the papers, exclusive of those which relate to practical work, shall contain one or more questions in each of the above-mentioned eight branches of Science.

3. The Examination shall consist of two parts; the Class List for each part being published separately.

4. In the first part of the Examination the questions shall be of a comparatively elementary character.

5. Each of the papers in the second part of the Examination shall contain at least two questions in each of the abovementioned eight branches of Science, and some of the questions shall have reference to the Philosophy and History of the Sciences.

6. In the first part of the Examination there shall be a practical Examination, conducted either in writing, or viva voce, or both, in such of the above-mentioned eight branches of Science as the Board of Natural Science Studies shall from time to time determine, provided that in all those branches of Science in which there is no such practical Examination one or more of the questions in the printed papers shall refer to objects exhibited at the Examination. The Board shall give at least twelve months' notice of the branches of Science in which such practical Examination is to be held.

7. In the second part of the Examination there shall be a practical Examination conducted either in writing, or viva voce, or both, in each of the above-mentioned eight branches of Science.

Degrees.

Sect. 1.

Part II.

Sect. 1.

Part II.

define the

branches of

8. The Board of Natural Science Studies may from time Board may to time define what is to be included in any of the above- various mentioned eight branches of Science, and may specify what Science. parts of the several branches of Science are to be considered suitable for the first part of the Examination.

Part 1, Part 2,

five days;

five or more;

of Exami

9. The first part of the Examination shall extend over five days. The second part of the Examination shall extend over five days or more if necessary. The Examination by arrangement printed papers shall take place on the first three days of each nation. part of the Examination; and on the remaining days the Examination in practical work and the viva voce Examination.

10. Appointment of Examiners. See p. 82.

Examiners'

nomination, election,

remunera

tion.

collectively all ques

to approve tions. All

11. The questions proposed by each Examiner as well Examiners as the distribution of the questions in the several papers shall be submitted to and approved by the Examiners collectively. The answers to each question shall be examined, as far as possible, by two at least of the Examiners.

answers to be examined by two Examiners.

classing.

12. The names of the Candidates who pass either part of Mode of the Examination with credit shall be placed in three classes. The names of those in each class shall be arranged in alphabetical order.

13. In arranging the Class List for the first part of the Examination the Examiners shall be guided by the aggregate knowledge shewn by the Candidates in that part of the Examination; provided that no credit be assigned to a Candidate in any branch of Science unless he appear to the Examiners to have shewn a competent knowledge of that branch of Science.

Rules to be par

obs rved in clas ing for

14. In arranging the Class List for the second part of for Part 2. the Examination the Examiners shall principally regard proficiency in one or more of the following subjects: (1) Chemistry, (2) Physics, (3) Mineralogy, (4) Geology, (5) Botany, (6) Zoology and Comparative Anatomy, (7) Physiology, (8) Human Anatomy and Comparative Anatomy, (9) Human Anatomy and Physiology.

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Estimate of proficiency.

Human
Anatomy.

First Class;

Distinguishing marks.

In estimating proficiency in any one subject the Examiner shall take into account so much of the other subjects as is cognate with it. No Candidate shall be placed in the first class for proficiency in one subject unless he shew a competent knowledge of some other subject. In the case of Human Anatomy the merits of Candidates who present themselves for examination shall be estimated jointly by the Examiner who has the principal charge of Human Anatomy, and by either the Examiner who has the principal charge of Physiology, or the Examiner who has the principal charge of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy.

15. When a Candidate is placed in the first class in the second part of the examination, the subject or subjects for knowledge whereof he is placed in the first class shall be signified in the published list.

The Examiners shall place a distinguishing mark opposite the names of those Candidates who are placed in the first class, whom they shall consider to have specially distinguished themselves either by general knowledge and ability, or by special proficiency in one or more of the above-mentioned subjects. They shall state in each case the ground upon which the distinguishing mark is appended to the name.

Degrees.

Sect. 1.

Part II.

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