 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.  The Atlantic Monthly - Page 7111904Full view - About this book
 | Emanuel Vogel Gerhart - Reformed Church - 1894 - 986 pages
...substitution for it of another which may be called the ethical process. * * The practice of what we call goodness or virtue involves a course of conduct...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 - Religion - 1894 - 906 pages
...form. Prof. Huxley teaches in this lecture that " the practice of that which is ethically best, what we call goodness or virtue, involves a course of conduct...to success in the cosmic struggle for existence." " The ethical progress of society depends, not on imitating the cosmic process, still less in running... | |
 | Pramatha Nath Bose - Civilization, Hindu - 1894 - 296 pages
...London, p. 189). As Huxley has well put it. — "The practice of that which is ethically best, what we call goodness or virtue, involves a course of conduct...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,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Books - 1894 - 772 pages
...nature — namely, "that the practice of that which is ethically best — what we call goodness in virtue — involves a course of conduct which, in...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 - Books - 1894 - 782 pages
...to nature— namely, "that the practice of that which is ethically best — what we call goodness in virtue — involves a course of conduct which, in...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... | |
 | Science - 1894 - 908 pages
...lecturer makes the following statement : * The practice of that which is ethically best — what we call goodness or virtue — involves a course of conduct...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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Paul Carus - Electronic journals - 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... | |
 | Physical education and training - 1916 - 536 pages
...|xiint of view) the best fitted to survive. "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 744 leads to success in the natural struggle for existence. In place of ruthless self-assertion it... | |
 | Science - 1894 - 896 pages
...ethically the best. As 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 [the Italics are mine] respects, is opposed to that which leads to success in the cosmic struggle for... | |
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