George Holmes Howison meanwhile, developed his own brand of "California personalism". Howison argued that both impersonal monistic idealism and materialism run contrary to the experience of moral freedom, while "personal idealism" affirms it. To deny freedom to pursue truth, beauty, and "benignant love" is to undermine every profound human venture, including science, morality, and philosophy. Howison, in his book The Limits of Evolution and Other Essays Illustrating the Metaphysical Theory of Personal Idealism, developed a democratic idealism that extended all the way to God, who instead of a monarch, was seen as the ultimate democrat in eternal relation to other eternal persons.
george holmes howison meanwhile developed his own brand of "california personalism" howison argued that both impersonal monistic idealism and materialism run contrary to the experience of moral freedom while "personal idealism" affirms it to deny freedom to pursue truth beauty and "benignant love" is to undermine every profound human venture including science morality and philosophy howison in his book the limits of evolution and other essays illustrating the metaphysical theory of personal idealism developed a democratic idealism that extended all the way to god who instead of a monarch was seen as the ultimate democrat in eternal relation to other eternal persons