Philosophia Mtitna ; or, Science of the Sciences. By Charles
Woodruff Shields, D.D. 2 vols. (Sampson Low and Co.)—The first volume of this work was originally published in 1877. Dr. Shields has abridged and revised this volume, the contents of which he describes on his title-page as "an Historical and Critical Introduction to the Final Philosophy as issuing from the Harmony of Science and Religion." And he has added a second volume, which is devoted to "the History of the Sciences and the Logic of the Sciences." The sciences with which he especially concerns himself as illustrative of his theory are, of the physical, astronomy, geology, and anthropology ; of the metaphysical, psychology, sociology, and theology. It would be impossible within any space that we can give, to deal at all adequately with Dr. Shields's work ; and it would be manifestly unfair to attempt any partial criti- cism. We must be content with noticing thus briefly the appear- ance of these volumes as containing the final outcome of a life devoted to philosophical study.
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