The Open court . $ net. () In these essays Professor Mach dis-cusses the questions of the of our concepts of space fromtlie three points of view of the physiologyand psychology of the senses, history, and f)hysics, in all which departments his pro-uund researches have gained for him anauthoritative and commanding in most works on the foundations ofgeometry one point of view only is empha-sized—be it that of logic, epistemology, psy-chology, history, or the formal technologyof the science—here light is shed upon the subject from all points
The Open court . $ net. () In these essays Professor Mach dis-cusses the questions of the of our concepts of space fromtlie three points of view of the physiologyand psychology of the senses, history, and f)hysics, in all which departments his pro-uund researches have gained for him anauthoritative and commanding in most works on the foundations ofgeometry one point of view only is empha-sized—be it that of logic, epistemology, psy-chology, history, or the formal technologyof the science—here light is shed upon the subject from all points of view combined,and the diflferent sources from which the many divergent forms that the science ofspace has historically assumed, are thus shown forth with a distinctness and precisionthat in suggestiveness at least leave little to be desired. Any reader who possesses a slight knowledge of mathematics may derive fromthese essays a very adequate idea of the abstruse yet important researches of Tlie Vocation of Man. By Johann Gottlieb Fichte. Translatedby William Smith, LL. D. Reprint Edition. With biographical intro-duction by E. Ritchie, Ph. D. 1906. Pp. 185. Cloth, 75c net. Paper, 25c;mailed, 31c. (Is. 6d.) Everyone familiar with the history of German Philosophy recognizes the im-portance of Fichtes position in its development. His idealism was the best expositionof the logical outcome of Kants system in one of its principal aspects, while it wasalso the natural precurs r of Hegels philosophy. But the intrinsic value of Fichteswritings have too often been overlooked. His lofty ethical tone, the keenness of his men-tal vision and the purity of his style render his works a stimulus and a source of satisfac-tion to every intelligent reader. Of all his many books, that best adapted to excite aninterest in his philosophic thought is the Vocation of Man, which contains many of hismost fruitful ideas and is an excellent example of the spirit and method of his tea
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