Finally,ananalysisofthehumanworthofexistingindustryonitsproductiveandconsumptivesideswouldnotsuffice。Forsuchananalysismerelyacceptstheexistingsystemofindustryandenquiresintothebesthumanmethodsofworkingit。
Buthumanistcriticismmust,ofcourse,gobehindthisacceptance。
Theproblemofindustrywhichitwillenvisagewillbeonethattakesasitsdatatheexistingresourcesofthenation,naturalandhuman,andconsidershowtheseresourcesmay,inaccordancewithpresentknowledge,bebestappliedfortheprovisionoforganicwelfareaccordingtothebestacceptedinterpretationofthatterm。Howeverdifficultitmaybetosecure,tojustifyandtoapplythatstandpoint,thisistheforminwhichtheeconomicproblemmustpresentitselftothestatesman,thepublicist,andthesocialreformer,sofarastheyareclear-sighted,rationalanddisinterestedintheirwork。
Soregarded,eachindividualwouldbeconsideredasacomplexofactivitiesandwants,whosespecialisedworkforsocietymustbeharmonisedwiththatfreedomandexerciseofhisnon-specialisedfunctionsneededtoenablehimtorealisehimselfasahumanpersonality。Dueconsiderationwouldbegiventotheinterplayofhisproductiveandconsumptivefunctionswithinhiseconomiclife。Hiseconomiclifemust,however,bekeptinduesubordinationtohiswiderhumanlife,consisting,asthelatterdoes,mainlyofnon-economicfunctions。
Finally,hiseconomicandhumanlifeasapersonalitymustbeharmonisedwiththeeconomicandhumanlifeofthesocietyofwhichheisamember。