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Providence, Hume on “Particular,” 112-115.

purpose, consistent with mechanism, 53-55, 84-92.

quakerism, German, 146.

Rabelais, 153.

rationalism, of Descartes, 41-45, 104.

realism, 218; in science, 221; in history, 222-226; in ethics, 227; in religion, 228, 240-242; in art, 228, 229.

religion, “Natural History of,” 110; Kant’s attitude toward, 131; identified with philosophy, 310.

Rousseau, 258.

Royce, 157, 267, 285, 287, 289, 293.

Schelling, 149, 159.

Scherer, on Amiel, 217.

Schopenhauer, iv, 154; “World as Will,” 158-161; on universal strife, 162-167; forerunners, 167, 168; followers, 168, 169; on suicide, 169, 170; on the beautiful, 170-172; on civil law, 172-173; on moral intuition, 173-175; on denial of will, 175-178; on Nirvana, 178-181; and Nietzsche, 186-193; 313, 314.

Schopp, letter describing Bruno’s trial and execution, 31-34.

Spinoza, iv; family, life, death, 39; and Bruno, 39, 40; and Descartes, 40-46; on popular theology, 46-51; ein Gottrunkener, 52; purpose and freedom, 53-55; knowledge goodness, happiness, 55-63; 104, 187, 310, 311.

suicide, Schopenhauer on, 169-170.

superman, iv, 195, 196, 205, 208.

super-superman, iv, 208.

sympathy, Hume on, 126; Schopenhauer on, 173-175; Nietzsche on, see pity.

Tasso, 259, 263.

teleology, see purpose.

Tennant, 300.

tragedy, Schopenhauer’s conception of, 158, 168, 169.

Typees, of Melville, 251-253.

Ulysses, morality of, 265.

utility, Hume on, 125; “Why Pleases,” 126.

Van den Ende, Francis, 41.

Venice, Bruno before tribunal at, 9-18.

will, to live, see Schopenhauer; to power, see Nietzsche; to believe, see pragmatism.

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