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to him a heavy debt of gratitude for the unswerv- 

 ing protest of his life and teaching against sophistry 

 and unreality. No doubt there were some who 

 could wrench words and phrases from their context 

 in " Green's philosophy," and use them as mere 

 catch-words in argument. There will always be 

 found some who will take the fine gold of the 

 philosopher and make it a " medium of exchange ; " 

 but, as a rule, to have read philosophy with " Green 

 of Balliol " was to have imbibed, at least in some 

 degree, his earnestness in dealing with the great 

 problems of life to have caught something of his 

 enthusiasm in the search for truth, and his strong 

 faith in the reality of goodness and unselfish work 

 for others. It is difficult to overrate the value of 

 such an influence in an age of disintegration and 

 selfishness, and amongst young men who, as Plato 

 says, are inclined to use philosophy "as puppies 

 use their teeth," in tearing one another to pieces. 



The "Prolegomena to Ethics," as arranged by Mr. 

 Bradley, is divided into four books, the first two 

 dealing with the scientific basis of ethics, the last 

 two with ethics proper, and the editor, with great 

 considerateness for readers who may be "unaccus- 

 tomed to metaphysical and psychological discus- 

 sions," suggests that much of the author's ethical 

 views may be gathered from the third and fourth 

 books alone. This is no doubt true, but we cannot 

 but express our belief that the u Prolegomena to 



