Evolution the Master-key

Abstract

DR. SALEEBY has written a very interesting book. The grand range and sweep of his reasoning is remarkable. He deals, and generally very ably though very briefly, with most of the profoundest problems of science and philosophy. As the title of his book proclaims, his object is to apply the doctrine of evolution to all problems and to show that, though some entirely baffle human thought and reasoning, yet to most there is a key, and one key only. They must be studied from the evolutionary standpoint. Each train of thought is pursued till its logical conclusion is reached. There is no stopping half-way. When great principles are expounded, Dr. Saleeby does not leave them in barren solitude, but boldly faces the inferences that inevitably follow. He is, in fact, very thoroughgoing. Dr. Saleeby's science and philosophy are always alive and human, for he always traces new thoughts and new discoveries to their originators. In his admirations he is very hearty and genuine. His heroes are the men who have advanced human knowledge and helped to emancipate the human intellect. Occasionally he rises to eloquence.

Evolution the Master-key.

By Dr. C. W. Saleeby. Pp. viii + 364. (London: Harper and Brothers, 1906.) Price 7s. 6d.