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mental processes there is the widest diversity 

 Nor are these speculations unimportant. They lie 

 at the foundation of systems of education and mor- 

 als. They influence us in training the young, and 

 in our estimate of life; and they consequently shape 

 the most important acts of our life. They will con- 

 tinue to influence the world in all its great move- 

 ments of moral and social reform. 



In a field where the thinkers are so divided, and 

 wdiere nothing but careful and long-continued ob- 

 servation, accurate analysis and cautious generali- 

 zations will avail, we cannot too soon begin the 

 work nor prosecute it too zealously. If we are to 

 reach correct results, we must here pursue the true 

 scientific method of gathering facts and of fearlessly 

 following the conclusion, which those facts warrant 

 wherever they may lead. 



It is generally conceded, if we judge from the 

 language used by authors, that there is found in 

 the animal kingdom, if we include man. Instinct j 

 Intelligence and Reason, But when we ask. Are 

 these distinct in kind or do they differ only in de- 

 gree ? Are brutes possessed of instinct alone ? Has 

 man instinct ? What acts are instinctive and what 

 are rational ? The answers that come to us show 

 that the best thinkers can seldom agree. In the 

 majority of cases they differ not only in their state- 

 ments, but when those statements are stripped of 

 all possible ambiguity, it is found that there is a 

 real difference in belief. 



It is in vain for us to attempt to bring order out 



