...witness the late Professor Huxley, where in his Romanes Lecture he affirms that ' the practice of what wo call goodness or virtue involves a course of conduct...leads to success in the cosmic struggle for existence. In place of ruthless self-assertion it demands self-restraint ; in place of thrusting aside, or treading...

...have already urged," he told his Oxford auditors, the practice of that which is ethically best — what we call goodness or virtue — involves a course...leads to success in the cosmic struggle for existence. In place of ruthless selfassertion it demands self-restraint; in place of thrusting aside, or treading...

...world. These are respectively the ithical and the cosmic. The practice of that which is ethically best involves a course of conduct which in all respects...leads to success in the cosmic struggle for existence. " In place of ruthless self-assertion, it demands self-restraint; in place of thrusting aside or treading...

...and does enter. He says : "As I have already u'ged, the practice of that which is ethically best — what we call goodness or virtue — involves a course...leads to success in the cosmic struggle for existence. In place of ruthless self-assertion it demands self-restraint ; in place of thrusting aside, or treading...

...who are ethically the best. As I have already urged, the practice of that which is ethically best — what we call goodness or virtue — involves a course of conduct which, in att [the Italics are mine] respects, is opposed to that which leads to success in the cosmic struggle...

...first principle of ethics ; what becomes of this surprising theory? Let us understand once for all that the ethical progress of society depends, not on imitating the cosmic process, still less on running away from it. but in combating it. ... But if we may permit ourselves a larger hope of abatement...

...is opposed to the ethical, so that that which is ethically best involves a course of conduct which is opposed to that which leads to success in the cosmic struggle for existence. However, we must remember that this " murdering and being murdered," the soul unfolding itself " through...

...anticipates Huxley's famous judgment in Evolution and Ethics (1893): "Let us understand, once for all, that the ethical progress of society depends, not on imitating...process, still less in running away from it, but in combatting it". Or, as paraphrased by a modern scientist: "The conquest of nature, not the imitation...

...them towards perfection. ... As I have already urged, the practice of that which is ethically best — what we call goodness or virtue — involves a course...leads to success in the cosmic struggle for existence. In place of ruthless self-assertion it demands self-restraint ; in place of thrusting aside or treading...

...same process to help them towards perfection. . . . The practice of that which is ethically best — what we call goodness or virtue — involves a course...leads to success in the cosmic struggle for existence. In place of ruthless self-assertion, it demands self-restraint ; in place of thrusting aside or treading...