Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Chapter II THE DIVISIONS OF MORAL SCIENCE A Few Words are in place here as to the divisions of our subject. The following outline is suggested: Moral Science Proper (S™; Moral Science f Practical Ethics [ Casuistry Ethical History Moral Theory or Moral Philosophy is primarily and chiefly a study of the moral consciousness of the individual man. In it we observe and study all those powers and activities which are involved in those experiences which we call moral. In other words, we consider each and every thing in the constitution and development of man which contributes to the making him a moral person. We observe the growth of the moral consciousness, and if possible account for it. We note the effect of various activities on the moral life. We seek to know if possible the number and character of our simple, moral ideas. We search for the ground of moral obligation. We will analyze and discuss the various theories of the Conscience. In short, we seek to answer all the general questions which may rationally be asked about that which men call Duty. Moral Dynamics will treat of all those agencies by which the actual moral life of an individual in society is made to approach the ideal. Practical Ethics is largely a classification of duties. In it we enumerate and group the various duties of man. We will formulate, if possible, rules for the direction of human conduct. One author has not inappropriately called his work, in the consideration of this portion of our subject, a treatise on "Rational Living." Very clearly much, yes most, of our moral instructionis in this domain. The family, the church and the school are more concerned with rules of conduct than with moral theory. In the words of ProfessorBowne, "Themoral life did not begin in laying down general princip...