GLOSSARY 



IN WHICH THE AUTHOR EXPLAINS HIS CONCEPTION OF 

 SOME OF THE SCIENTIFIC TERMS USED IN THIS BOOK. 



(n. means noun, adj. means adjective.) 



BIOLOGY, n., the science of life processes. 



BIOLOGICAL, adj., pertaining to biology. 



BOURGEOIS, n., a member of the bourgeoisie. 



BOURGEOIS, adj., pertaining to the bourgeoisie. 



BOURGEOISIE, n., originally the well-to-do middle 

 class of modern capitalism, nowadays applied 

 to the modern capitalist class in general. 



DIALECTIC, adj., pertaining to dialectics. 



DIALECTICS, n., a method of expression which aims 

 to portray the natural movement in the uni- 

 verse. 



DUALISM, n., a conception of the universe as com- 

 posed of natural and supernatural parts. 



EVOLUTION, n., a continuous -natural transformation 

 by the interaction of antagonistic movements, 

 resulting in the natural selection of progressive 

 forms. 



HEGELIAN DIALECTICS, n., a conception of the 

 universal process as a movement of positive 



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