INDEX.

In this Index the names of Contributors of Articles are printed in Italics.

Alcott (A. B.), Concord Days, no-
ticed,
Anderson (Rufus), History of the
Missions of the A. B. C. F. M. to
the Oriental Churches, Reviewed,
A. P. Peabody,

771

468

217

196

594

303 Bushnell (Horace), A. Hovey's Ex-
amination of his "Vicarious Sacri-
fice," noticed,
Bushnell (Horace), Sermons on Liv-
ing Subjects, reviewed. J. M.
Hoppin,

590

Animals and their Masters, Some
Talk about, noticed,
Arnold (Matthew), Literature and
Dogma, noticed,
Asbury (Francis), Life, by Rev. Ed-
ward L. Janes, noticed,
Augustine, Works of. Edited by
Marcus Dods, noticed, 173, 394, 761
Avery (John), Popular Songs among
the Dravidian Nations. Article, 507
Baldwin (A. C.), Joel Barlow. Ar-
ticle,
Barker (Prof.), Correlation of Vital
and Physical Forces, noticed. J.
M. Callan,

Barlow (Joel). Article, A. C. Baldwin,

Bayne (Peter), The Days of Jezebel, noticed,

95

664

751

625

Casuistry. Article. H. N. Day, 110 625 Channing (W. E.), The Perfect Life, noticed,

176

194

413 Channing (W. E.), Thoreau, noticed, 765
Colesworthy (D. C.), The Year, no-
ticed,
597
Colleges and State Universities, J.
M. Sturtevant. Article,
Comte (Auguste), Biographical No-
tice, S. Adams,

453

56

Beecher (H. W.), Yale Lectures on-
Preaching, noticed,
Belfrage (Henry), Sacramental Ad-
dresses and Meditations, noticed,
Bissell (E. C.), The Historic Origin of
the Bible, noticed,
Blackie (John Stuart), Four Phases
of Morals, noticed,
Bowen (George), Daily Meditations,
noticed,

Comte and Positivism. Article, S.
Adams,
Cornelius (Mrs. M. H.), A Chapter of
Reminiscences of Moses Stuart, 550
Creeds (Doctrinal), as Tests of
Church Membership. Article, K.
Twining,

670

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NEW ENGLANDER.

No. CXXII.

JANUARY, 1873.

ARTICLE I.-HERBERT SPENCER'S LAWS OF THE KNOWABLE.

First Principles. By HERBERT SPENCER. New York: D. Appleton & Co. 1866.

MR. SPENCER's "First Principles" consists of two parts, Laws of the Unknowable, and Laws of the Knowable. Part I. we reviewed in the New Englander for January, 1872, and found its principles self-destructive. We have now to enquire whether Part II. is any more worthy of the high reputation it has acquired.

Positivism aims to give us the how of the universe without the why. All questions of causation are looked upon as forever beyond the reach of human faculties. There may be causes, there may not be; it pretends not to decide this question, but ignores the whole enquiry both as useless and as indicating mental immaturity. But the mind can never rest satisfied with such a position as this. Indeed, many sciences, as physical geography, comparative anatomy, paleontology, geology, would be impossible without assuming the

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