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Page 64
... natural selection has greater play , they are better adapted to the struggle for life than are the members of the older civilisa- tion . They look upon existence with a less analytic eye , their grosser instincts are more powerful ...
... natural selection has greater play , they are better adapted to the struggle for life than are the members of the older civilisa- tion . They look upon existence with a less analytic eye , their grosser instincts are more powerful ...
Page 65
... natural selection , wherefore ? What is the good of all this social activity beyond helping unessential creatures to feed and propagate ? The ethical standard is as ephemeral as all else in the world . Good is nothing more than the ...
... natural selection , wherefore ? What is the good of all this social activity beyond helping unessential creatures to feed and propagate ? The ethical standard is as ephemeral as all else in the world . Good is nothing more than the ...
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... natural that everyone else accepts them as natural too ; though often he talks for effect he never seeks to appear other than he is , he is only inclined to exaggerate himself a little ; he is not shocked by a position he does not share ...
... natural that everyone else accepts them as natural too ; though often he talks for effect he never seeks to appear other than he is , he is only inclined to exaggerate himself a little ; he is not shocked by a position he does not share ...
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