CONTENTS

PART I VITALISM AND MECHANISM

Summary1

Introduction3

I:The Mechanization of Consciousness33

II:The Atomistic View of Parenthood56

III:The Nature of Life—an Introduction to the Theory of a Public World80

IV:The Concept of Adaptation102

PART II DARWINISM AND THE ATOMISTIC INTERPRETATION OF INHERITANCE

Summary127

V:The Methodology of Evolution129

VI:The Problem of Species151

VII:Natural Selection and Experimental Research170

VIII:The Survival of the Eugenist193

PART III HOLISM AND THE PUBLICIST STANDPOINT IN PHILOSOPHY

Summary217

IX:Biology and Humanism219

X:Publicity, Reality, and Religion245

XI:Privacy, Publicity, and Education266

XII:The Publicist Standpoint and Holism289