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to the scientific imagination, we require width 

 of knowledge and contacts between different 

 disciplines. 



There seems to be a peculiar fascination in 

 attempting to classify the sciences, and many 

 great intellects have puzzled over the problem. 

 Thus we find Huxley, at the age of seventeen, 

 writing: "I have for some time been pondering 

 over a classification of knowledge. My scheme 

 is to divide all knowledge in the first place into 

 two grand divisions: (1) Objective that for 

 which a man is indebted to the external world; 

 and (2) Subjective that which he has acquired 

 or may acquire by inward contemplation." He 

 proposed this scheme: 



SUBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE 



Metaphysics 



i II I 



Metaphysics Maths. Logic Theology Morality History Physiology Physics 

 proper 



There have been dozens of classifications of 

 the sciences, which have been dealt with in a 

 very learned way by the late Prof. Robert Flint, 

 but it is far from our purpose to discuss them 

 here. We shall not do more than refer to a few 

 which illustrate particular points. 



BACON'S CLASSIFICATION. In his "Intellec- 

 tual Globe," Francis Bacon (1561-1626) recog- 

 nized three big departments of human learning 



