ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1926, this book develops the Socratic thesis that morality is intelligence, that morality is not a matter of standards, laws and principles but in knowing what we do – in living self-consciously. The book develops this central theme in its bearings upon logic and science, art and religion and suggests that both intelligence and morality stand for much more than appears first obvious.

chapter Chapter I|7 pages

Morality—What Is It?

chapter Chapter II|13 pages

The Moral Philosopher

chapter Chapter III|13 pages

The Many Moral Worlds

chapter Chapter IV|15 pages

The Logic of the Standard

chapter Chapter V|17 pages

The Motive of Authority

chapter Chapter VI|16 pages

The Ordered Society

chapter Chapter VII|7 pages

The Unity of the Spirit

chapter Chapter VIII|14 pages

The Pragmatic Attitude

chapter Chapter IX|23 pages

The Wisdom of the Serpent

chapter Chapter X|15 pages

The Beauty of Virtue

chapter Chapter XI|11 pages

The Beauty of Knowledge

chapter Chapter XII|18 pages

Justification by Knowledge

chapter Chapter XIII|23 pages

The Enjoyment of Life

chapter Chapter XIV|21 pages

The Substance of Life

chapter Chapter XV|23 pages

The Experience of Truth

chapter Chapter XVI|23 pages

The Presence of the Divine

chapter Chapter XVII|14 pages

Poetic Illusion and Poetic Truth