National and Social Problems

by Frederic Harrison

The essential principle of modern society is to bring all political action under the control of moral duty. COMTE. INTRODUCTION THIS book being an appeal to international morality and a plea for social regeneration develops the principles laid down in two preceding works :the first, on religious belief; the second, on philosophic thought. In The Creed of a Layman I traced the growth of my own convictions from a theologic to a scientific Faith. In The Philosophy of Common Sense I dealt with the intellectual grounds on which a human religion must be based. The natural complement of these treatises is to show this system of philosophic religion in action. Let us observe its practical effect in moulding opinion on the great questions of Nations and of on patriotism, international justice, government; and again, on problems of Wealth, of Labour, of Socialism.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the PublisherForgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

462 pages, Hardcover

First published December 31, 1971

About the author

Frederic Harrison was a British historian, literary critic, essayist, and historical novelist.