If I think of "_good_," I am approaching conduct from the standpoint of value. I am thinking of what is desirable. This too is a standard, but it is a standard regarded as an end to be sought rather than as a law. I am to "choose" it and identify myself with it, rather than to control myself by it. It is an "ideal." The conscientious man, viewed from this standpoint, would seek to discover the true good, to value his ends, to form ideals, instead of following impulse or accepting any seeming good without careful consideration. In so far as impulses are directed by ideals the thoroughly good man will be straightforward, "sincere": that is, he will not be moved to do the good act by fear of punishment, or by bribery, just as the upright man will be "governed by a sense of duty," of "respect for principles." =Summary of the Characteristics of the Moral.=--To sum up the main characteristics of the moral life viewed in cross-section, or when in full activity, we may state them as follows: On the side of the "what," there are two aspects: (a) The dominance of "higher," ideal interests of knowledge, art, freedom, rights, and the "life of the spirit." (b) Regard for others, under its various aspects of justice, sympathy, and benevolence. On the side of the "how" the important aspects are: (a) The recognition of some standard, which may arise either as a control in the guise of "right" and "law," or as measure of value in the form of an ideal to be followed or good to be approved. (b) A sense of duty and respect for the law; sincere love of the good. (a) and (b) of this latter division are both included under the "conscientious" attitude.