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quotations from The Descent of Man. I have also 

 drawn largely upon Novikov's works, especially 

 La Critique du Darwinisme social and La Justice 

 et V expansion de la vie. If this introduction should 

 lead to an increased interest in Novikov's writings, 

 to a wider study of his epoch-making contribu- 

 tions to a more scientific social theory, and to a 

 renewed discussion of the whole question of the 

 application of Darwin's theory to human society, 

 my chief purpose in publishing this book will 

 have been realized. 



George Nasmyth. 



Cambridge, Mass., 

 January, 1916. 



