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as these logical consequences are supposed to follow from 

 the unconscious, which takes the right step unfailingly 

 without vacillation or delay so long as the premises are 

 similar, the ensuing desires and the instincts to adopt the 

 means for their gratification will be similar also. 



Thus the view wliich we have taken concerning instinct 

 explains the very last point which it may be thought 

 worth while to bring forward in support of the opinions of 

 our opponents. 



I will conclude this chapter with the words of Schelling : 

 " Thoughtful minds will hold the phenomena of animal 

 instinct to belong to the most important of all phenomena, 

 and to be the true touchstone of a durable philosophy." 



