ABSTRACT
Human nature has changed little since the time of primitive man. Our understanding of the forces which control behaviour, however, has increased immeasurably with the development of scientific methods of inquiry in the field of psychology. Only a century ago psychology was completely unscientific; now psychology is an independent science, the lastest discipline to be separated from philosophy. Lord Russell maintained, however, that our knowledge of psychology was not used to its fullest advantage in solving the ancient problem of how men can live together in peace. The Good life he summed up in a single phrase: ‘the good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge’.
