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such as reverence and admiration, called sentiments 

 by McDougall. 



Biologically speaking, therefore, the direction ob- 

 servable in mental evolution is again towards in- 

 creased control and increased independence; by men- 

 tal and cerebral improvement there is introduced a 

 greater accuracy and a greater range of control, as 

 well as better adjustment between organisms and 

 environment, than would be otherwise possible to 

 the same bodily organs. 



The direction of life may therefore be roughly 

 summed up in the two words "more life" — more both 

 in quantity (have not both land and air been colo- 

 nized during evolution?) and also in quality. More 

 matter has been stolen from the lifeless and embodied 

 in the living; and the living begins to be less helpless 

 in face of the lifeless. 



The direction of living matter is thus in many ways 

 opposed to the direction to be seen in inorganic mat- 

 ter; yet not only has the organic arisen from the in- 

 organic, but its direction continues one direction al- 

 ready traceable before the appearance of life.^ 



Finally, we come to the psychological aspect of 

 the universe. We have already touched on it in 

 connection with biology, and found that in many 

 ways at least the development of mind follows the 

 same lines as that of living matter, and helps for- 

 ward the general trend of life. 



3 See Danysz, '21. 



