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also possesses a special faculty, his rea- 

 son, which he must likewise employ. 

 With his reason, man examines and 

 studies all his experiences and strives 

 to bring them into agreement with the 

 laws of thinking. In other words, he 

 strives to systematize them into a phil- 

 osophy. But this is a hard and labori- 

 ous task. It is difficult as it is to ar- 

 rive at right conclusions in regard to 

 the material world to which our senses 

 are responsive. How much more must 

 this be the case in regard to the im- 

 material world. The evolution of our 

 reason, therefore, is a slowly advancing 

 historical process, presenting a contin- 

 uous change in opinions, although, at 

 the same time, an inner continuity may 

 be traced, an evolution pointing to- 

 wards a definite goal. 



The harmony which man is striving 

 to establish between his reason and his 

 other faculties can obtain only during 

 comparatively short intervals of time. 

 Our reason grows in power and keen- 

 ness; new observations and discoveries 



