ABSTRACT

IdeferredansweringyourkindlettertillIshouldhave carefullyreadthroughyourbook"PrincipiidiEtica".1ThisIhave nowdone,andhavefoundinitgreatinterestandmuchinstruction. Ihave,indeed,muchmoretosay,aboutitandaboutyourletter, thanIcanreasonablysayinamanuscriptcommunication.Icould notexpectyoutoreadmanypagesofmybadwriting.Partly forthisreason,IamaskingMacmillanandCotosendyoua recentlittlebookofmine"SomeSuggestionsinEthics"which maygiveyou,ifyoucaretoreadit,someideaofconceptions inwhichIseemtostartfromdifferentbasestothosewhichyou adopt;especiallythisissoabout"altruism",onwhichIwill thereforesaynomorejustnow.