ABSTRACT
The conception of Perfection would seem to be the only one in which there is any hope of finding an ultimate explanation. The most fundamental conception in human life is that of value. The conception is discussed at various points in Professor Pringle-Pattison's lectures on The Idea of God and several others. The philosophical conception of the Absolute certainly appears to involve a few aspects-the unity of the whole, its disruption, and the process of recovery. The Greek conception of a Fate that overrules the gods may be regarded as another attempt to transcend personality. The modern philosophy of Positivism, on the other hand, takes this as the only conception of divine. Human life, from the point of view here represented, would have to be considered as a partial manifestation of the life of an eternal spirit. The gradual transition from the dominance of natural law to the consciousness of human ends is the first thing that calls for notice.
