Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Methodist Quarterly Review, 1877, Vol. 59
N 0 new and royal road to truth has been opened by scientific discoveries. We must use our judgments, compare our knowl edge, and, at last, we must philosophize upon it. New facts may confute old philosophies, but it must be in fair battle. Victory cannot be gained by marching off in the opposite direc tion, or by a ?anking march. The camp of philosophy must be captured, for its equipments and its camping-grounds are necessary to the hostile forces. These general truths are more fully appreciated than they were a few years ago. The sober second thought is regnant. Agassiz gave evolution five years in which to run its course. Are we witnessing at the end of two of those years the first ?agging of that spirited racer?
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