The truth costs nothing although at times it is hard to come by, and there will always be those with vested interests who will endeavor to keep it from you; this is particularly so when questioning the beliefs of religion, whose leaders believe their beliefs are sacrosanct and not to be questioned. The right to believe cannot be denied; the need of some to believe is precious to them.

"This essay was awarded the Hare prize in February, 1906. Since then it has been practically rewritten."--Preface.

The utilitarianism of the nineteenth century, the idealist movement, the pragmatist movement, modern realism, Bertrand Russell and more recent trends in British philosophy. +