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present case, therefore is the organic or vital 

 one, not as it is in itself; when the Psyche is 

 its own matter as well as its own form, we 

 have advanced out of Biology into Psychology 

 proper. Still, Psychology, when rightly 

 grasped, is the universal science, which con- 

 strues itself and all other, namely, the special, 

 sciences, having in itself the typical and in- 

 deed genetic form of them all. So Biology 

 as a special science is not only psychical but 

 also psychological ; in fact it is the immediate 

 unity of the physical and psychical elements 

 as already stated; but as science it is ulti- 

 mately the pure psychosis, seeing and form- 

 ulating itself in Life's particular psychosis. 

 So fundamental is this point for the intel- 

 ligent study of Nature that we may symbolize 

 it in two names, one of which has been already 

 used : Phi/sis, -the Greek word for Nature, 

 found in numerous English compound words, 

 and Psyche, the Greek word for Soul, also 

 well-knowninmanyderivatives. These two per- 

 sonified existences we may for the nonce 

 consider them as Hellenic Gods like Zeus and 

 Hera have joint possession of our Olym- 

 pian Biocosmos,and dwell together in a pecul- 

 iar marriage, their children being every form 

 and process of Life and partaking of the fun- 

 damental traits of both parents. The lowest 

 vegetable form as well as the highest animate 



