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Preface - Introduction - The New Point of View - Educational Ideals - Equanimity - The Subconscious Mind - The Spiritual Ideal in Childhood - An Experiment in Education - The Expression of the Spirit - An Ideal Summer Conference - The Ministry of the Spirit - The Mystery of Pain and Evil - The Philosophical Ideal - The Criteria of Truth - Organic Perfection - Immortality - Index - p. 247

and call that "the metaphysical point of view" is like choosing the French language and calling that the linguistic point of view. Other members of the Indo-European group have a right to be heard, the Semitic branch of the Aryan family, the agglutinated and monosyllabic tongues, etc.

What the problems of metaphysics or philosophy are, we have already noted in the foregoing chapter. It is clear from these that this science of sciences is primarily theoretical; it deals with the universe as a whole as compared with any specific science which, like geology, is confined to one branch of knowledge simply. A mere geologist or a mere mental healer is not a philosopher, for a philosopher is wholly non-partisan. Philosophy is knowledge of the universe for its own sake. Strictly speaking, it has always been abstract, metaphysical. With Hegel, for example, it was the science of the absolute considered in the light of its logical evolution. However far its practical application may be carried, there will always be a demand for a science which goes yet farther and impartially considers the abstract result.

The disciple of the "new metaphysics," for example, looks only for the good. It is his occupation to emphasise the positive, or optimistic side in order to persuade the mind to discard its false beliefs. And this is no doubt a practical necessity. But for the thorough-going philosopher the truth in pessimism most be as gladly welcomed as the truth in optimism. He cannot, as metaphysician, ignore facts because by so doing he may heal somebody.

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