Being a man

Being a man

Introduction

All parts of nature, no matter that some might seem to us to be absurd, are of the "general frame"; all of nature, including ourselves, as Pope observed, are but "parts of one stupendous whole." This whole body of nature is throughout all of life and extends itself throughout all of the universe and "operates unspent." Man is not of divine origins, nor is he headed that way; he is not perfect, nor is he perfectible. He is what he is; by nature formed. This is one conclusion, which, after considerable study, seems sensible enough to ...