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AMONG the ways in which this edition differs from the first issue may be mentioned the fact that a preface has now been provided, and this introduction is of special interest as revealing the way in which Prof. Read himself regards his book, and his opinion of the reviews of the first edition. Referring to the nature of the work, the preface states:ββIt is not a deductive system from principles, advancing from the simple to the complex, from the general to the particular, or according to some such formula; but is everywhere a reflection upon experience in the light of common-sense. It starts everywhere from the facts, and these may not have a necessary order.β To elucidate further the more important doctrines of the book, the author has added in this edition appendices on truth, consciousness, transcendent being, and moral freedom. Unfortunately, no index is provided.
The Metaphysics of Nature.
By Prof. Carveth Read. Second edition, with appendices. Pp. xiii+372. (London: A. and C. Black, 1908.) Price 7s. 6d. net.
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The Metaphysics of Nature . Nature 79, 248 (1908). https://doi.org/10.1038/079248c0
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