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ascertain, as a matter of curiosity, what the fitness of an ideal of conduct consists in, and deduce from such definition of fitness what conduct ought to be.
Opinions differ as to the wholesomeness of this study.
It only concerns our present purpose to remark that it is in itself pureky theoretical inquiry, entirely distinct from the business of shaping one's own conduct.
Provided that [?eatine] of it be not lost sight of, I myself have no doubt that the study is more or less favorable to right living.

I have thus endeavored to describe fully the typical phenomena of ontrolled action. They are not everyone present in every case.
Thus, as I have already mentioned there is not always an opportunity to form a resolution I have specially emphasized the fact that conduct is determined by what precedes it in time, while the recognition of the pleasure it brings follows after the action.
Some may opine that this is not true of what is called the pursuit of pleasure, and I admit that there is room for their opinion