| + + − | Hibbert J. 5: 921. Jl. ’07. 4140w. |
“Every page of Mr. Hobhouse’s book furnishes food for reflection. It is brimful of facts from beginning to end; but his facts are not the ‘disjecta membra’ of a mutilated corpse, but the coherent parts of a living organism.” G. E. Underhill.
| + + − | Hibbert J. 5: 928. Jl. ’07. 2410w. |
“Measuring the work by its own standard, which is not that of originality of theory, one must ascribe to it a unique value as a collection of the facts upon which any interpretation of morality must be based. But there is the interpretation and it does rest upon the facts, and in this consists the essential value of the work.” Norman Wilde.
| + + | J. Philos. 4: 183. Mr. 28, ’07. 1930w. |
“Mr. Hobhouse spends no time in tilting against what is commonly known as ‘metaphysics;’ he has culture enough to know that history and philosophy are not exclusive but complementary, and moreover, that in the reading of history it is impossible to exclude the philosophical ideas of the inquirer. In the historical survey Mr. Hobhouse is lucid and judicious, without any distinctly novel suggestions or original points of view.”
| + | Lond. Times. 5: 414. D. 14, ’06. 1750w. |
“The criticism of customs and of systems of religion and of ethics is generally sound; the part played by the higher religions in supporting moral rules is recognized. The whole discussion is marked by good sense and the careful collection of data will be very useful to the student of ethics.”
| + + | Nation. 84: 568. Je. 20, ’07. 940w. |
“The wonder of these immense volumes to the lay reader who opens the covers with trepidation is that they should be so intensely readable. One cannot but enjoy the curious side lights thrown on our own beliefs and superstitions. The various references to ghosts for example, would, if collected, be in themselves most entertaining.”