B. THE CATEGOEY "INDIVIDUALITY 1 



a. CATEGORIES IN GENERAL 



Definitions 



I " UNDERSTAND ' vitalism, for " I ): am a vitalistic factor 

 myself. 



In the same way I understand causality in Nature, and 

 pushing and pulling in particular ; for I can accomplish 

 pushing and pulling in Nature with parts of my own body. 



And I understand what an unchangeable substance is, 

 with its changeable attributes, since I feel myself such an 

 unchangeable enduring substance in spite of the changeable 

 phenomena present to my consciousness. 



So far vitalism would seem to be psychologically justified, 

 and it would only require some further analysis to realise 

 what my understanding of vitalism really implies. 



Is any other kind of direct and positive justification of 

 vitalism possible ? 



Mere psychological self-analysis can only afford a rather 

 uncertain and doubtful conviction, it seems to me, with 

 regard to what happens in " Nature " irrespective of my own 

 acting. It is true, what I immediately feel whilst acting 

 gives me a clue to understand certain phenomena observed 

 in Nature, but that would always remain an understanding 



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