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which expresses the chief characteristic of organic evolution. 

 We have reached the all-important truth that the progress of 

 life on the globe has been the continuous equilibration of the 

 organism with its environment. We need now only go a 

 step farther in order to obtain a formula which will not only 

 express the distinguishing characteristic of Life itself, but 

 will also serve as an immediate basis for our iu(^uiries into 

 the phenomena of mind and of society. 



