, PERSONALITY 



my head, or is lying concealed beneath the 

 surface of the earth, and only of potential 

 value. In utilising the block of stone for my 

 own purposes, I have to reckon with the fact 

 that, owing to properties in it which have 

 nothing to do with my present requirements, 

 it may crumble away or split. The teleo- 

 logical determination of the stone in my 

 experience is thus imperfect. I perceive it in 

 part as of use to me, and I can only in part 

 adjust it to my purposes. Nevertheless, in 

 merely perceiving it as stone or even as mere 

 matter, I am perceiving it as something of 

 potential use or hindrance to me. However 

 partially or imperfectly, it is, when so per 

 ceived, teleologically determined in relation 

 to me ; and were it not so it could not enter 

 into the unity of my experience. 



If I knew more about the piece of stone its 

 teleological determination would be more 

 perfect. If, for instance, I knew its exact 

 chemical composition, and how to decompose 

 it with ease into its elements, its potential 

 value to me would possibly be greatly 

 increased. And if I knew a means of liberat 

 ing the enormous stores of energy locked up 



