4 MAY 1918, Page 16

Some Suggestions in Ethics. By Bernard Bosanquet. (Macmillan and Co.

Os. net.)—Dr. Bosanquet's ingenious and readable little essays are intended to serve " ordinarily thoughtful persons who are interested in reflecting upon morality." " How is one to know what to do " is typical of his position. Moral philosophy, he con- tends, cannot help us " directly and positively, by advice on par- ticular issues of conduct "—a striking confession for a philosopher to make. However, he consoles us in the next chapter, " Something Worth Knowing," with the suggestion that philosophy can furnish ideas " so that a man's mind may not be driven about with every wind of fortune." " ' To respond adequately to the situation ' is not a bad formula if you want to put the rules of moral guidance in six words."