William De Witt Hyde

William De Witt Hyde
William De Witt Hyde (1858–1917) was an American philosopher and educator, best known for serving as the president of Bowdoin College from 1885 to 1917. He authored several works on ethics, religion, and education, including "The College Man and the College Woman" and "Practical Ethics." Hyde was a proponent of liberal arts education and believed in developing well-rounded individuals through a balance of intellectual and moral growth. His work "The Five Great Philosophies of Life" remains one of his most influential contributions, exploring major ethical systems.

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THE LONDON SUNDAY This seems to be a thing that all exclaim against, and but few see. The phrase is never varied—a sure sign of lack of experience. One cries, ‘Oh, the London Sunday!’ and another, ‘It must be too dreadful for foreigners!’ and before the topic disappears something yet vaguer has been said, in a flickering manner, as to the Boulevards. But in fact London Sunday is little... more...

Ethics is the science of conduct, and the art of life. Life consists in the maintenance of relations; it requires continual adjustment; it implies external objects, as well as internal forces. Conduct must have materials to work with; stuff to build character out of; resistance to overcome; objects to confront. These objects nature has abundantly provided. They are countless as the sands of the... more...