or the epigram of Bradley,' or the gibe of Schiller. I do not hold, with Coleridge, that “the only kind of common sense worth having is that which is based on Metaphysics; but I do certainly believe that there is not much value in any kind of common sense that cannot be vindicated by philosophical reflection; and I think that, when it is thus vindicated, it is at the same time enlightened.
The most considerable alterations, however, occur in Book I. I have thought it desirable to add a good deal of new material on the development of the moral life and of the moral judgment. It may be held that these subjects belong more properly to Sociology and Psychology than to Ethics in the stricter sense; but I have found that their absence is a more serious defect than their presence. I have also added, at the beginning of Book II., a short historical account of the leading points of view in ethical theory.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, CARDIFF,
of night are gathering." Preface to the Rechtsphilosophie. As a counterblast to this, it may be remarked, however, that several things seem to have been rejuvenated by Hegel himself.
I 66 Metaphysics is the finding of bad reasons for what we believe upon instinct." Preface to Appearance and Reality. But are the reasons always "bad," and are they always "for "
Doch weil, was ein Professor spricht,
Nicht gleich zu Allen dringet,
So übt Natur die Mutterpflicht
Und sorgt, dass nie die Kette bricht,
Und dass der Reif nie springet.
Einstweilen, bis den Bau der Welt
Philosophie zusammenhält,
Erhält sie das Getriebe
Durch Hunger und durch Liebe."-Die Weltweisen.