An examination and popular exposition of the hylo-idealistic philosophy / by William Bell M'Taggart.

  • M'Taggart, William Bell, -1919.
Date:
[1884?]
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    great constructive effort, eclipsing the] efforts of all religions, not alone by rationalizing the material universe, but by furnishing a scientific rule and guide for life. Hylo-Idealism teaches that man is the master of himself, and for himself is the master and maker of all worlds, gods, and things whatsoever. It teaches that not alone is man the master of his body, but that he is the master of his mind also. Things are but thinks. It is true that objects remain; how much of phenomena is due to the object and how much to the response by mind we may not know, but certain it is that, as man obtains mastery over his mind, by so much do things become to him what he chooses to make them. The phenomena of thunder is a different think to the savage and the physicist. Loss of health or wealth is less a loss to the philosopher than to the rough; and loss of honour to the gentleman is the greatest misfortune of all, but to the aforesaid rough it is no loss at all,—in fact, perhaps he never had it. Things are but thinks, and each ego to itself must be the sum and measure^ of all existence. Enlightened selfishness, then, is the basis of this new morality ; it is the rnost effectual basis of all morality and the most lasting. Do your duty to your neigh- bour. Why ? Because your neighbour is your other self,—a part of your egoity; you cannot hurt the meanest thing that moves without injur- ing yourself. ‘Truth, honour, love, are more than