Chapter IX: The Ideal and the Way of Its Attainment

Criticism of Stephen's assertion that the ideal cannot be
determined--The necessity of the choice between evils, under
present social conditions--The argument for individual
gratification of "natural desire"--Dangers of
Utilitarianism--Moral right of the minority and the ethical
demand for compensation to the minority--The contest between
Individualist and Socialist--Criticism of Spencer on personal
vice--Individualistic errors--Socialistic pessimism--The idea of
a "return to Nature"--The Socialistic glorification of the
laborer--The agitation against machinery--The agitation against
luxury--The abolition of luxury and the population question--The
proposed change of social "environment"--Socialism at the
present date--Arbitrary character of many Socialistic
ideas--Criticisms of Bellamy--The idea of a
Revolution--Conclusions--The education of the child--The right
of the child to state protection--The advantages of parental
control--The education of women--The question of
prostitution--Monogamy or polygamy?--Temporary
contracts--Divorce--The argument that the freedom of women must
involve the forfeiture of chivalric feeling in men--The respect
for age--Desirable changes in criminal law--Criticism of Bellamy
on Crime--The question of Capital Punishment--Arguments
for--Arguments against--Conclusions--The conflict between
justice and mercy--The supreme arbiter--The courage of Moral
Sincerity--Heroic characters--The final destruction of the human
species--The loss of belief in personal immortality--The human
and earthly ideal 529-581

A REVIEW OF EVOLUTIONAL ETHICS