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...short despatch from Paris announces the retirement from the French cabinet of Monsieur Ribot, after repeated attacks on his policy by the Socialists. It is not without genuine regret that Americans read of his resignation, as throughout the war he has shown consummate ability and statesmanlike moderation in all his public acts, whether as finance minister, foreign secretary, or Premier. The grand old man of France, as his friends are wont to call him, has given much to his country in return for scant gratitude. For over a quarter of a century he has been active in French politics...
...that time Lachelier was awakening an ardor for metaphysical enquiry, while Taine and Ribot promoted experimental psychology. The followers of the former aimed to draw all the philosophical views from science that it would yield and still let philosophy retain its relative anatomy; the latter class intended merely to apply scientific treatment to philosophy, and so make philosophy one of the positive sciences. The former class comprises rationalists, contingentists and intuitionists, the latter was composed of men who treated the different parts of philosophy scientifically and of savants...
...Uses of Hypnotism"; "Electric Transmission of Energy"; a practical hand-book, by Gisbert Knapp; "Abraham Lincoln's Pen and Voice," being a complete compilation of his letters, civil, political and military; also his public addresses, messages to Congress, inaugurals and others; "The Diseases of the Will," by Theodule Ribot, and "The Psychology of Attention," by the some author and Rullof Wolf's "Handbuch der Astronomie, Inrer Geschichte and Litteratur...
...prices. Among the new books may be found the translation of Heyse's "Paradise;" "Baldwin and other Tales," translated from the German of Edler by Lord Lytton; Higginson's "Hints on Writing and Speechmaking;" Blackmore's "Springhaven;" Celiere's "Startling Exploits of Dr. Quies;" Davie's "International Law;" Ribot's "Heredity...
...prices. Among the new books may be found the translation of Heyse's "Paradise;" "Baldwin and other Tales," translated from the German of Edler by Lord Lytton; Higginson's "Hints on Writing and Speechmaking;" Blackmore's "Springhaven;" Celiere's "Startling Exploits of Dr. Quies;" Davie's "International Law;" Ribot's "Heredity...