The Philosophical Doctrines of St. Augustine compared with the Ideology of the Modern Schools [pp. 481-496]

T/ze Phiiosop1~ica1~Doc1rtnes of St. August??ie. 481
times,`could I only raise myself to proachably high, but like other peoyour level and make myself worthy! ple on earth, iny son should never
But your soul, so pure, your charac- take an ultramontane wife."
ter, so immaculate and good, thrusts "But if he loves her so deeply,
me away. I look up to you with sir?"
admiration and longing, as the trou- "Be still; you know nothing about
bled pilgrim on earth looks up to it. Has he lain down?"
the peace and grandeur of heaven.' "Yes; or, at least, he is quiet."
This is the way he talked. He is to "Continue to watch him. I must
be pided; sir." immediatdy make known to the doc "So-so-in love, and with Sieg- tor this love affair. He will be surwart's daughter," said Frank sadly. prised to find the philosopher changed
"The tragedy will change into come- into a love-sick visionary."
dy. Even if they were not so unap. TO BE CONTINUED.
TRANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN.
THE PHILOSOPHICAL bOCTRINES OF St AUGUSTINE COM
PARED WITH THE IDEOLOGY OF THE MODERN SCHOOLS.
ST. THOMAS treats the peripatetic philosophy in such a manner that Plato himself would have willingly aC.
cepted it as Platonic. "-Gerdil, Ed. Rom. t ix. p. ~&
BY THE REV. FATHER CARLO VERcELLoNE, BARNABiTE.
INTEODUCTON? NOTE. among Catholics in ~ound philoso
THE Dublin J?eview has recently phical principles, and to refute those
commenced a series of articles with false principles in modern times so
the view of promoting philosophical generally adopted, which are better
unity among Catholic scholars, and designated by the t~m pure psychoof urging upon them the necessity logism than by any other name that
of a combined effort against modern we know of. We desire to make it
sceptidsm. We are very glad that clearly known, however, that by this
Dr. Ward has turned the powerful term we intend only to designate the
stream of his great literary engine in philosophical doctrine of Des Cartes,
this direction. We are in perfect ac- and that which constitutes the primacord with him on this point, that false ry principle of the systems of Locke,
philosophy lies at the foundation of Hamilton, Mansel, Mill, Kant, Spenall the worst errors of the day, and cer, and other uncatholic writers. We'
that these errors can only be effectu- call it pure psychologism, because it
ally subverted by a true and sound acknowledges no other first principi~
philosophy. We desire, therefore, as of thought and reason than the conwe have always desired and endea- sciousness which the thinking subjec&
vored, to do what we can in this has or seems to have of itself under
magazine, both to promote agreement various phases or modifications. ~V~e
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