This book is pragmatical, not philosophical; a practical
manual, not a treatise upon theories. It is intended for the men
and women whose most pressing need is for money; who wish to get
rich first, and philosophize afterward. It is for those who have,
so far, found neither the time, the means, nor the opportunity to
go deeply into the study of metaphysics, but who want results and
who are willing to take the conclusions of science as a basis for
action, without going into all the processes by which those
conclusions were reached.
It is expected that the reader will take the fundamental
statements upon faith, just as he would take statements concerning
a law of electrical action if they were promulgated by a Marconi or
an Edison; and, taking the statements upon faith, that he will
prove their truth by acting upon them without fear or hesitation.
Every man or woman who does this will certainly get rich; for the
science herein applied is an exact science, and failure is
impossible. For the benefit, however, of those who wish to
investigate philosophical theories and so secure a logical basis
for faith, I will here cite certain authorities.
The monistic theory of the universe—the theory that One is
All, and that All is One; that one Substance manifests itself as
the seeming many elements of the material world—is of Hindu origin,
and has been gradually winning its way into the thought of the
western world for two hundred years. It is the foundation of all
the Oriental philosophies, and of those of Descartes, Spinoza,
Leibnitz, Schopenhauer, Hegel, and Emerson.
The reader who would dig to the philosophical foundations is
advised to read Hegel and Emerson; and he will do well to read “The
Eternal News,” a very excellent pamphlet published by J. J. Brown,
300 Cathcart Road, Govanhill, Glasgow, Scotland. He may also find
some help in a series of articles written by the author, which were
published in Nautilus (Holyoke,
Mass.) during the spring and summer of 1909, under the title “What
is Truth?”
In writing this book I have sacrificed all other
considerations to plainness and simplicity of style, so that all
might understand. The plan of action laid down herein was deduced
from the conclusions of philosophy; it has been thoroughly tested,
and bears the supreme test of practical experiment; it works. If
you wish to know how the conclusions were arrived at, read the
writings of the authors mentioned above; and if you wish to reap
the fruits of their philosophies in actual practice, read this book
and do exactly as it tells you to do.
The Author.
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Giles, K. (2003). Media psychology. Routledge.
