178        LOTZE'S  THEORY  OF  REALITY


PleaBure
as  reveal-
ing a  realm
of  objec-
tive worth
at  the
basis  of
existence.
Worth  as

proceeding
not  from
things,  but
from  Bouls.
This  fullness  of  content  obtained  for  the  soul
through  the  medium  of  pleasure  is  derived  ultimately
from  the  content  of  the  world  of  existence,  in  relation
to  which  the  soul  acts.  Just  as  sense  perception,
while  bringing  a  content  into  the  life  of  the  soul,
at  the  same  time  reveals  a  world  of  existence  lying
beyond  that  particular  content,  so  pleasure  and  pain
reveal  an  order  of  worth  far  beyond  the  particular
feeling  of  the  moment.  Thus  our  pleasure  in  things
is  not  wholly  particular,  but  like  the  judgment  of
truth  and  falsity  it  has  a  universal  side,  and  is  a
means  of  discovering  an  objective  order  of  worth  in
things.  While  our  judgment  tells  us  what  is  true
or  false  for  all,  so  our  feelings  of  pleasure  and  pain
tell  us  what  is  of  value  for  all.  As  in  our  intellectual
activity  we  seek  after  an  order  of  truth  which  shall
be  complete  and  shall  be  recognised  by  all,  so  in  our
moral  endeavours  we  seek  to  act  in  relation  to  a
universal  system  of  worth  giving  us  the  ideal  of  a
duty  binding  upon  all.
