vi A PHILOSOPHER WITH NATURE 



student of Benjamin Kidd's sociological writings 

 will find interesting side-lights upon the develop- 

 ment of the author's mind and of the strong in- 

 fluence of biological studies upon his sociological 

 work. In the literary sense some of the essays 

 undoubtedly reach higher levels than others. In a 

 few the artistic and dramatic genius of the author 

 which is in evidence in his more profound works, 

 " Social Evolution " and " The Science of Power," 

 finds expression and renders these essays worthy 

 of preservation on this ground alone. 



The essays here collected do not pretend to be 

 scientific contributions, being in origin written 

 more for the author's and the reader's recreation 

 than for purposes of advancing knowledge. 



FRANKLIN KIDD. 

 May, 1921. 



