CONTENTS

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I.Optimism[1]
II.Illusion[14]
III.Pessimism[24]
IV.Idealism[38]
V.The Real[60]
VI.Evolution as the Redistribution of Matter and Motion[72]
VII.Necessity[100]
VIII.Insufficient Evidence[138]
IX.Consequences[152]
X.The Chess-board[163]
XI.The Common Faith of Mankind[184]
XII.Progress[203]
XIII.Evolution as Purpose[238]
XIV.Conclusion[273]
Appendix. On Bishop Berkeley's Idealism[289]
Index[297]