HUMAN FREEDOM 



that every step is causally determined in 

 the same sense that my reflexes are said 

 to be causally determined. If I yield to 

 fatigue and discouragement and take the 

 direct path homeward it is perhaps because 

 my lot has before been cast in pleasant 

 places and a soft and carefree life of ease 

 has left both muscles and determination 

 flabby from disuse. But if previous train- 

 ing in adversity has kept both bodily and 

 mental vigor fit and has developed a sturdy 

 independence of will and a sense of respon- 

 sibility for my dependents, a snappy choice 

 to keep at the job regardless of fatigue 

 or discomfort comes by second nature 

 without delav or cavil. 



With self-consciousness in a social en- 

 vironment comes enlargement of the self 

 to include the socius. To self-preservation 

 and self-realization are added the pres- 

 ervation of the family and the clan, and 

 from these motives arise the social sanc- 

 tions which when seen in clearer mental 

 perspective become ideals and moral sanc- 

 tions. Out of these social relations grow 

 our codes of responsibility and account- 

 ability for behavior. These finer humani- 

 ties and their cerebral organs grow with 

 use as does our muscular skill or they 



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