THE HOBGOBLIN.

The article presents information on the relationship between consistency and rationality. The connection between consistency and rationality is not clear, however, it is assumed that rationality, that angelic norm to which all featherless bipeds are presumed to aspire, entails consistency if not logical omniscience. A failure of consistency that did not reflect merely a weakness of logical faculty would be a clear demonstration of irrationality. Nevertheless, only the most extreme philosophers would argue against consistency. Failures of consistency are generally deplored; one is urged to repair such failures. Of course, as weak mortal beings, our failure to achieve consistency may be condoned as regrettable but inevitable. The demand for consistency is appropriate for angels, not men.