428 THE BIOCOSMOS HISTORICAL. 



universal life of Nature the content of his own 

 life as conscious, cannot be left out of a com- 

 plete survey of the Biocosmos, which thus 

 not simply evolves as a natural object, but 

 beholds itself evolving through the ages the 

 evolver standing not outside but inside of Evo- 

 lution, not merely a spectator but a partici- 

 pant active, yea necessary. Evolution would 

 not be complete without having evolved Dar- 

 win its culminating act in some respects. 

 Still we are not to forget that before and after 

 Darwin runs a line of biological Egos engaged 

 in the work of evolving Evolution, and them- 

 selves a part thereof also. This fact brings 

 to the surface the historical side of the Bio- 

 cosmos, and shows that the doctrine of Evo- 

 lution had long been evolving and is still at 

 its task. But the all-dominating personality 

 in this field is Darwin whose individual evo- 

 lution we wish to see as an illustration, yen 

 as an integral part of universal Evolution. 

 So .next we have to unfold the biographical 

 Darwin to his place ir. the Biocosmos. 



