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intelligent control, and whether the mind of man 

 stands out as imperishable amidst the wreck of 

 worlds. These constitute the serious controversy 

 of our time in the region of cosmic philosophy or 

 science. These are the rocks that will divide the 

 stream of higher scientific thought for long years 

 to come. To many of us it seems that a con- 

 centration on these issues is as much to be desired 

 as sympathy and mutual appreciation " (p. 748). 



This is excellent ; but then it is surely 

 true that Professor Haeckel has taken great 

 pains to state forcibly and clearly that these 

 great questions cannot by him be regarded as 

 open ; in fact Mr M'Cabe himself says 



" Haeckel's position, if expressed at times with 

 some harshness, and not always with perfect con- 

 sistency, is well enough known. He rejects the 

 idea of intelligent and benevolent guidance, chiefly 

 on the ground of the facts of dysteleology, and 

 he fails to see any evidence for exempting the 

 human mind from the general law of dissolution " 

 (p. 748). 



Ultimately, however, he appears to have 

 been driven to a singularly unphilosophic 

 view, of which Mr M'Cabe says 



" It is interesting to note that in his latest 

 work Haeckel regards sensation (or unconscious 



