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Excerpt from Evolutionism and Idealism in Ethics: Thesis Accepted by the Faculty of the University of Nebraska for the Ph; D. Degree in Ethics and Mataphysics "The key to the ancient philosophy is found," remarks Mar-tineau, "in a distinction which our language does not enable us accurately to express; viz., between einai and gignesthai, - Seyn und Werden, - absolute existence and relative phenomena." "The key to the modem philosophy," continues the same eminent writer, "is found in quite a different distinction, viz., that between the subjective and objective - between the mind, as constituted seat and principle of thought, and the scene or data assigned it to think. To determine what belongs to the Ego and what to the non-Ego is the great problem of recent times; the answer to which is idealistic and realistic in proportion as it gives ascendency to the former or to the latter as the source of our cognitions." Evolutionism and Idealism are the two great systems that dominate thought to-day. They divide between them the realm of philosophic interest and inquiry. Each has its able advocates and expounders. From their mutual contact and reciprocal influence proceed the best currents in the higher thought and scientific speculation of our day. It is the purpose of these pages to consider Evolutionism and Idealism with particular reference to Ethics, - their bearing on, special character in, and general significance for, this most important of the sciences. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.