The Moral Economy

The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Moral Economy, by Ralph Barton PerryThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.orgTitle: The Moral EconomyAuthor: Ralph Barton PerryRelease Date: July 24, 2007 [eBook #22135]Language: English***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE MORAL ECONOMY***E-text prepared by Al HainesTranscriber's note:Page numbers in this book are indicated by numbers enclosed in curly braces, e.g. {99}. They have beenlocated where page breaks occurred in the original book. For its Index, a page number has been placed only atthe start of that section.THE MORAL ECONOMYbyRALPH BARTON PERRYAssistant Professor of Philosophy in Harvard UniversityAuthor of The Free Man and the Soldier The Moral Economy The Approach to PhilosophyCharles Scribner's SonsNew York — Chicago — Boston — AtlantaSan Francisco — DallasCopyright, 1909, by Charles Scribner's Sons All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any formwithout the permission of Charles Scribner's SonsDEDICATED TO N.MARCH 30, 1909"Things and actions are what they are, and the consequences of them will be what they will be; why then should wedesire to be deceived?"BISHOP BUTLER.{vii}PREFACEThis little book is the preliminary sketch of a system of ethics. Its form ...