146 SUBDIVISION OF ABSTRACT AND CONCRETE. 



in the Scientific World, stands, representatively, for 

 the Supremacy of the Senses, of Observational Knowl- 

 edge, of Materialistic Realities and Tendencies, or, 

 in a word, of Nature over Science. Universological 

 Scientology will re-assert and vindicate, on the con- 

 trary, the Ruling Function and Legitimate Supremacy 

 of the Abstract and Absolute Reason ; of Reflective 

 and Analytical Truth ; of Spiritualistic Realities and 

 Tendencies ; or, in a word, of Science proper ; of the 

 Higher Positivism, over Nature or the crudity of the 

 Primitive Appearances. The Theologica-Metaphysical 

 First Essay of Thinking has yielded or is yielding, it 

 is true, to Observational Positivism ; butUniversology, 

 reverting from this surrender ; on higher grounds ; 

 while standing on and affirming in-full that Observational 

 Basis, (but merely as basis), reasserts the Superior 

 Dominion of the PURE REASON ; the Metaphysics of 

 Science itself. 



176. The Abstract is named, Alwali, Sliaup,io (cf. 

 Eng. shape, as Form ; Ger. sc7iqffe.n, TO MAKE) ; and the 

 Concrete is &SiaiiI>,io (139.) These, again, subdivide 

 immediately into their own Abstracts or Concretes, 

 respectively. Within the Concretismus, fo.r example, 

 all Light, Thin, or Attenuated and Trivial Objects, 

 and markedly such as, by some other quality than 

 massiveness or weight, attest inherent power ; as the 

 gases and cutting edges above cited (170) ; echo, from 

 their place in the Concrete world (for such objects 

 are still concrete), to the Entire Pure - act W<>il<l, 

 outside of the Concrete ; while Sulky and Heavy Ob- 

 jects within the Concretismus echo, or rep.vit within 



