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manifestation of rational power in the progress of the race. 

 Conception of a self-regulated life. Government of bodily 

 activity. Rational power and physical, correlated. The higher 

 functions of human life belong to consciousness. Rational 

 interest in environment. Work ruled by reason. Modified 

 action of environment in human history. Severance of the two 

 forms of action, physical and mental. Activity of mind is not 

 continuous with activity of nerves. Consciousness of reflection, 

 and of self-determination of conduct. How Biology is placed 

 in view of these facts. Insufficiency of a theory of Evolution. 

 The limits of discovery offer no defence against this conclusion. 

 Duality of life in man. Our certainty as to the two sets of 

 facts, the organic and the spiritual. A view of the rational 

 powers. Man s dignity appears in control of the animal 

 nature. Man s degradation appears in neglect of this control. 

 Difference between man and animal. Degeneration in man. 

 Heredity as it bears on responsibility. Characteristics of 

 moral life. Conscience bears witness for an ideal. Judgment 

 of our own conduct and of the conduct of others. Recognition 

 of the Supernatural. Comparative Religion. Christianity re 

 garded as a historical religion, influential in the life of the race. 

 Agnosticism a negative, rather than a positive influence. The 

 limits of human knowledge. Life s close. Witness for a 

 Future State. Sacredness of human life. Christian thought as 

 to the Future. Results of the survey of the whole field of Com 

 parative Biology. Significance of Evolution. Distinctiveness 

 of human life, 257-342 



INDEX, .... 343-352 



