Abstract
THE distinguished writer of the well-known article on psychology in the “Encyclopædia Britannica” could not but be sure of a welcome for any contribution towards the establishment of a world-formula that he found it in him to offer. Prof. James Ward displays analytical power of quite first rate quality, even when he uses it perversely. He has an insight more than common into the bearings of scientific methods and naturalistic speculations, even when he is disputing their competency or restricting their range. If his lucidity is that of the successful teacher, his earnestness and his often eloquence mark the great one. Finally, in meeting the apostles of naturalism within the jurisdiction of their own categories, and without the mystification of an alien esotericism, he has set an example of hopeful augury. “Naturalism and Agnosticism” is for these reasons one of the books that must count.
Naturalism and Agnosticism.
By James Ward 2 vols. Pp. xviii + 302 and xiii + 291. (London: A. and C. Black, 1899.)
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B., H. Naturalism and Agnosticism . Nature 62, 25–27 (1900). https://doi.org/10.1038/062025a0
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