goal of philosophj? was tO' get a couception of the world, or 

 in other words, to understand the world as it actually was. 

 To get into the foiin of thought a conception which would' 

 represent that philosophy adequately, it was neces&aa'y that 

 the conception must be prax^tical, or in other words, it must 

 be true. 



In atternpthig to^ solve the great problem man had 

 prx>cee.ded in different agee. from varioufi standpoints. At 

 one time philosopher^ emphaGized the real, and sought to 

 espress it. At another time the;/ asked a'bout human 

 knowledge and its condii.ions, and so on through the various 

 ages vanous problems had been set by man in attempting 

 to solve the problem of philosophy. Some of the problems 

 wei'e : Man as a mere organism, as- a citizen, as a moral 

 being, and as a religious being, while in the present age 

 the question which was being considered was, mas as a 

 scientist. i 



Such considerations, said the speaker, showed clearly 

 how very complex the problem was, for the ultimate con- 

 ception must include all of those. The professor then went 

 on to deal with the history of philosophy. From the bio- 

 logical view, man was constantly changing, but from the 

 mathematical point of view, man nexev changes, he said. 



The speaker traced various problems, be said, to show 

 that the world was constantly clianging, and that new dis- 

 coveries were being constantly made. 



At the close of the leeture a very hearty vote of thanks 

 was tendered to Prof. Abbott by the chairman, on behalf 

 of all those present, and unanimously carried. 



