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striking manner : but as a whole his moral system is 

 unsound. It has no solid basis and no imperativeness. 

 In accordance with his cosmic hypothesis he can pre- 

 sent no other. Man is a passing phase of a vast muta- 

 tion. The individual perishes ; so also does the race. 

 All things hasten to dissolution. Why strive to gain 

 for man a little increase of length or fulness of life ? 

 Let the mighty forces sweep on and evolve what 

 result they may : we shall soon disappear, merged in 

 .the great cosmic stream. 



