COMTE TO BENJAMIN KIDD 



CHAPTER III 



THE APPEAL TO BIOLOGY 



The " social organism " in other writers In Comte Idealist supplement 

 to the biological appeal Professor Mackenzie's statement of the 

 idealist view Intuitionalist criticism of the appeal Comte uses a 

 biological parable Consistent phenomenalism means (if not evolu- 

 tionism) hedonism Comtism and hedonism two half truths. 



[Note A. On Drummond's Natural Law in the Spiritual World 

 " Biological religion," according to Finlayson Drummond appeals 

 to biogenesis His religion is Calvinistic, rather, or Gnostic His 

 noble zeal for continuity in knowledge.] 



CHAPTER IV 



THE APPEAL TO HISTORY 



In Dr. Hatch Criticism In Eitschl, how far Comtist Other appeals ; 

 to historic parallels Example from Comte To the whole tendency 

 of history More usual in Comte ; examples Criticism Mr. Mac- 

 kenzie's criticism Guidance to be gained from history is limited 

 Comte's varied and capricious appeals to it. 



CHAPTER V 



THE DOCTRINE OF ALTRUISM 



A fragment of ethics On a psychological basis Opposes psychological 

 hedonism Healthily, but incompetently Fitzjames Stephen's 

 objection to it ; we cannot alter nature's forces ! That is good 

 determinism but bad morals Ethically, is a new conception of virtue 

 Scientifically worthless [Mr. Baldwin] " Balance " is preferred to 

 altruism by Butler at times By Spencer Criticism. 



CHAPTER VI 

 COMTE'S LAWGIVING 



Ite principles The separation of the temporal and spiritual powers 

 Political character of Comte's sociology Details Summary. 



