ABSTRACT
To be sure, the detail of all practice is as good as infinite, and there is multitudinous variety between particular actions of the same general type. Despite this, it is essential for us to consider the manner, extent, and security of moral guidance in respect to particular deeds. Our knowledge of the nature, possibility, and effects of any given action may be called practical sagacity. Sagacity in some degree is, of course, indispensable in moral matters, since anyone who does not have it does not know what he is about when he acts, and so is not a responsible agent. There is an art of morals, for morality includes wise living; and this is an art. This art, moreover, must apply to particular actions. Human action is part of the business of living. Perhaps life always is creative, a fresh adventure despite its routine and its proper acceptance of necessary rules.
