Hubert Ashton Holden (1822–1896)

An excellent study of ethics, if one desires to maintain some standards in a world gone debauched by liars, prostitutes, profiteers, thieves, cleverness confused for wisdom and sedition and corruption confused for thrift and acumen. Oftenwise people behave like they do because they are taught to in the process of socialization amongst peers in such a manner. Rarely ever do they inspect with reason why to behave ethically, and what are the ideas they truly cherish. The pillars upon which both philosophy, theology and government should stand is reason that is ethically, morally grounded. In similitude to rhetorics, "one cannot speak well if he is not a good man in all honesty", he may appear as good or worth adoration to the inexperienced, but the wise will peel off his masks to the utter core. That is especially worth remembering among the rising populist autocratic sentiment, seducing peoples into the lowest common denominator and praising crooks that from a public treasury spoil the populace from the latter's own pocket to their utter demoralization. This work is a benchmark for ethics that are pertaining to the waning Republic, but they also stand as a testimony to a great, begrieved man. Marcus Tullius' son for whom this work was written as a didactic teaching did not spoil the teachings of Cratyllus and his father, scattering them to four winds, he excelled in a manner that would make his father proud. My favorite idea from the whole book is that "one should not measure his strength by others' weakness, but by his own character"… (más)

An excellent study of ethics, if one desires to maintain some standards in a world gone debauched by liars, prostitutes, profiteers, thieves, cleverness confused for wisdom and sedition and corruption confused for thrift and acumen. Oftenwise people behave like they do because they are taught to in the process of socialization amongst peers in such a manner. Rarely ever do they inspect with reason why to behave ethically, and what are the ideas they truly cherish. The pillars upon which both philosophy, theology and government should stand is reason that is ethically, morally grounded. In similitude to rhetorics, "one cannot speak well if he is not a good man in all honesty", he may appear as good or worth adoration to the inexperienced, but the wise will peel off his masks to the utter core. That is especially worth remembering among the rising populist autocratic sentiment, seducing peoples into the lowest common denominator and praising crooks that from a public treasury spoil the populace from the latter's own pocket to their utter demoralization. This work is a benchmark for ethics that are pertaining to the waning Republic, but they also stand as a testimony to a great, begrieved man. Marcus Tullius' son for whom this work was written as a didactic teaching did not spoil the teachings of Cratyllus and his father, scattering them to four winds, he excelled in a manner that would make his father proud. My favorite idea from the whole book is that "one should not measure his strength by others' weakness, but by his own character"… (más)