The Physical Basis of Mind and Morals
by Michael Hendrick Fitch
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The Physical Basis of Mind and Morals by Col. Michael Hendrick Fitch (1837-aft. 1929), No. 5319. Flyleaf inscription: "Presented to / Edwin B. Haven / By Col. M. H. Fitch / the author Oct 29 1906." Published by the International Library of Social Science. (Chicago, IL: Charles H. Kerr & Company, 1906, 266 pp.)
The book begins with "A Short Outline of The Principle of Evolution" continues with "Herbert Spencer and his Mistaken Disciples," "The Essence of Phenomenism," and concludes with "A Natural Code of Ethics." Michael Fitch rose through the ranks during the Civil War from 1st Sgt. to Lt. Col. in the Wisconsin Infantry. Two of his other books deal with that war: "Echoes of the Civil War" and "The Chattanooga Campaign."