The Moral Economy

by Ralph Barton Perry

Bagehot, quoted, 106, 127, 132.
Beauty, and goodness, 172 ff.
Belief, and religion, 216, 220, 228.
Benson, A., quoted, 194.
Bigotry, 79, 81, 101 ff.
Browne, Sir Thomas, quoted, 115, 117, 118.
Buddhism, 243.
Burke, quoted, 6, 92, 158, 214.
Butler, J., quoted, 1.

Castiglione, quoted, 89, 90, 119.
Character, 97.
Chesterton, G. K., 32; quoted, 28, 55, 250.
Christianity, 94, 111, 114 ff., 140, 158, 187, 228, 239, 243.
Civilization, 3, 6, 10, 23, 32, 124, 137, 167, 170, 215. See
Progress.
Competition, 14, 129, 130; relation to morality, 24 ff.
Conscience, 34, 36. See Duty.
Conservatism, 144 ff.
Convention, 36, 38 ff.
Cosmological, test of religion, 224, 225, 234, 237,
240, 241, 252.
Courage, 95.
Culture, 211, 253. Chap. V, passim.
Cynics, the Greek, 92 ff., 137.

Davidson, J., quoted, 70, 248.
Democracy, 29, 39; modern idea of, 158 ff., 163 ff.
Descartes, quoted, 35.
Desire, 11. See Interest.
Discussion, 106, 132.
Dogmatism, 4.
Duty, Ch. II, 40, 72; formalism and, 76.

Egoism, theoretical, 59 ff.; practical, 79, 81, 101.
Emotion, and art, 182 ff., 201 ff.
Epictetus, quoted, 93, 96, 100.
Equality, 65, 66, 158 ff., 163 ff.
Ethics, and history, 124; and religion, 224 ff., 233, 240,
241, 252; independence of, 228. See Morality.
Euripides, quoted, 114.
Evil, 11, 15, 84, 86; religious conception of, 243 ff.,
249 ff. See Good, Vice, Formalism, Materialism.

Faith, 33, 71.
Fine Art. See Art.
Formalism, 74 ff., 92; and duty, 76, 77; varieties of,
79, 81, 92, 98, 107, 116, 209, 242.
Freedom, 36, 107, 164.

God, 216, 224 ff., 229, 232, 237, 240, 245, 249.
Good, basal definition of, 11 ff., 44; definition of moral,
15 ff.; relativity of, 45 ff.; relation to beautiful,
172 ff., 212.
Good-will, logic of, 67 ff.; virtue of, 79, 81, 113 ff., 158.
Government, 14; progress in, 148 ff.; Platonic theory of,
148; definition of, 150; ancient forms of, 152 ff.;
summary of modern, 160 ff.
Greece, morality of, 110, 114; government in, 154 ff.; art
of, 185 ff., 204; religion of, 226.

Happiness, 18, 115, 116 ff.
Hardy, T., quoted, 247.
Health, 79, 81, 88 ff.
Hebrews, government of, 152; religion of, 227, 239.
Hedonism, 16.
History, meaning of, 123 ff.
Hobbes, 89.
Honesty, 88.
Huxley, theory of morality and nature, 21 ff.

Idealism, metaphysical, 242 ff.; aesthetic, 246;
moral, 248 ff.
Idleness, 94.
Imagination, 28, 69, 111.
Imprudence, 79, 81, 85 ff.
Incapacity, 79, 81, 83.
Individualism, 34 ff.
Injustice, 79, 81, 103. See Justice.
Institutions, their necessity, 3, 147. See Government.
Intelligence, 79, 81, 82 ff.
Interest, definition of, 11, 43; organization of, 13, 14, 19,
variety of, 16, 17; the higher, 52; conflict of, 53;
objective validity of, 54; private, 57 ff.; the
potential, 67, 68, 167; present and ulterior, 74 ff.;
economies of, 78; simple, 78, 81, 82 ff.; reciprocity
of, 78, 81, 87 ff., incorporation of, 78, 81, 95 ff.;
fraternity of, 78, 81, 105 ff.; universal system
of, 79, 81, 112 ff.; and progress, 132; and reform, 137;
and revolution, 139; and government, 148 ff.; the
aesthetic, 179; the theoretical, 180, 193; varieties of
the aesthetic, 181 ff. See Aesthetic Interest.

James, W., quoted, 116, 199, 249.
Justice, meanings of, 63, 79, 81, 105, 158, 163;
logic of, 63 ff.

Kant, quoted, 64.