L. T. Hobhouse, in TRIBUNE.—
“It has remained for Dr. Westermarck, a Finn writing in English, to give to the English-speaking world the first comprehensive and systematic account of the genesis of moral ideas on the basis of a detailed survey of the customs of mankind.… It is not too much to predict that it will mark the beginning of a new era in the study of general sociology.”
“It has remained for Dr. Westermarck, a Finn writing in English, to give to the English-speaking world the first comprehensive and systematic account of the genesis of moral ideas on the basis of a detailed survey of the customs of mankind.… It is not too much to predict that it will mark the beginning of a new era in the study of general sociology.”
GUARDIAN.—
“This work, by the author of ‘The History of Human Marriage,’ will undoubtedly take its place, and that a foremost place, amongst the standard works on the subject of ethics.… The width and depth of his learning will be recognised by every reader, and will be utilised by many generations of students.”
“This work, by the author of ‘The History of Human Marriage,’ will undoubtedly take its place, and that a foremost place, amongst the standard works on the subject of ethics.… The width and depth of his learning will be recognised by every reader, and will be utilised by many generations of students.”
DAILY NEWS.—
“A perfect graveyard of the hasty generalisations of his predecessors.”
“A perfect graveyard of the hasty generalisations of his predecessors.”
CAMBRIDGE REVIEW.—