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phase of life. It manifests itself even in Mr. Wells 1 

 Utopist pictures of the cities of the future. For in 

 these idealist cities, is it not the case that the in- 

 habitants, notwithstanding their manifold cultural 

 activities, have still their main interests in the 

 material aspects and conditions of things. Are 

 they not, in fact, townsmen first and only citizens 

 thereafter ? 



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If the foregoing criticism is a just one, the cause 

 of the limitation is doubtless to be sought in some 

 arrestment of normal scientific development. The 

 physical scientist who remains such falls a long 

 way short of repeating and resuming the normal 

 racial development. For above and beyond the 

 physical group of sciences, the race has conquered 

 or is conquering for science higher domains. 

 Immediately above the physical sciences is the 

 biological group. Here, who are the Regulars 

 and who the Seculars ? It is not difficult to see 

 the regular type in anatomist and taxonomist, 

 in physiologist and cecologist, in embryologist 

 and palaeontologist, in ontogenist and phylogenist. 

 These, or some of them, are doubtless strange 

 names, unfamiliar to the public, even to that small 

 section of the public which enjoys a classical 

 culture. But the groups of scientists thus char- 

 acterised nevertheless exist, and that moreover 

 in growing numbers and influence, all over the 

 western world. They are organised into bodies 



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