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The "Philosophy of Evolution," which forms the topic of the present lecture, is in no sense a finished doctrine, nor is it, on its philosophical side, a very elaborate doctrine. It consists of a criticism and formulation of the presuppositions that are characteristic of an age whose interest in outer...
Such being the general point of view of the lecture, the particular topics next discussed were: (1) The objection that the modern doctrine of evolution, in assigning a "low origin" to all significant things, deprives the world of all higher and ideal significance. (2) The objection that empirical students of...
The defence, now, of this presupposition can only be given from an idealistic point of view. The lecture therefore suggested afresh the "double aspect" which Idealism gives to Reality, and set forth on this basis a hypothetical scheme of the process of the evolution of finite minds on this planet...
Representative Men and Issues of Modern Philosophy. Lecture XII: The Philosophy of Evolution. Professor Royce, Sanders Theatre, 7.30 p. m.
This evening Professor Royce gives the twelfth lecture in his course on "Modern Thinkers." There are now but two lectures left; one on "The Philosophy of Evolution;" one on 'Optimism and Pessimism." The first is of a nature to interest a rather large and varied class of students, so far...