ABSTRACT
The social philosopher goes hand in hand with him so far, glad to learn from him the knowable conditions of change; but passes beyond his range for the final understanding of the meaning and aim of the process. Social well-being is made up of innumerable ingredients, each of which is dependent upon all the others for its quality of value as part of the good end. Enough has been said for the present about the value and the limitations of social science and the separate social sciences. But a little must be added to make clearer the aim and interest of the social philosopher, as contrasted with those of the practical reformer on the one hand and those of the social scientist on the other; and also about the special elements of social life upon which his attention is chiefly fixed.
