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I. DAK WIN'S BIOGRAPHY. 



The Biography of the biologist, the Evolu- 

 tion of the evolver of Evolution, the life of 

 the man who unfolds Life such we wish to 

 grasp in its main outlines, as an essential 

 stage of the Biocosmos, which seeks to order 

 the totality of Life. As Darwin turned back 

 and showed the development of his own or- 

 ganism physically, so we are to see him de- 

 veloping this development mentally (born 

 1809, died 1882). 



Evidently here are woven together two 

 strands, two kinds of life which we may call 

 organic and psychic. Darwin evolved organic 

 Evolution through its various forms, but his 

 act therein was psychical or mental. Now to 

 perform such a mental act, he had to have 

 his preliminary training, or his Spirit's Evo- 

 lution into seeing Nature's Evolution. 



This is to be unfolded in his Biography. 

 But after he had written his great evolution- 

 ary work (Origin of Species] he lived many 

 years, making new application of his prin- 

 ciple. Accordingly we may observe three 

 leading stages in his career : 



First is his period of education, which we 

 may call his Apprenticeship, till he found 



