“We turn to his book for a retrospect rather than for a comment upon the things of to-day. He knows what painting is, he is well acquainted with the collections, public and private, he is a sound critic, and he writes in an interesting way.”
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“The author ... writes with knowledge and confidence of technical matters, and the volume is fairly illustrated.”
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“Excellent book.”
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MacKaye, James F. Economy of happiness. *$2.50. Little.
Dr. Mackaye’s universal panacea for the cure of all ills which man is heir to is common sense, susceptible to tests which are independent of the convictions of any man or assemblage of men. Book 1 analyses common sense to disclose these tests; and Books 2 and 3 treat of the theoretical and practical technology of happiness.
“A book which deals with the ethical foundations of the subject in a way that is both novel and profound. In fact the book is a revolution in philosophy and aims at one in economics. He lays a deeper and safer foundation for his socialism than Marx laid, and he undermines most thoroughly the system of ethics upon which the political and economic dogmas of competition and ‘laissez faire’ have been based.” Ralph Albertson.