Chapters
1 The Outlook '' "To the thoughtful mind the outlook at the close of the nineteenth century is profoundly interesting. .. a definite stage in the evolution of society is drawing to a close ... Yet one of the most curious features of the time is the almost complete absence of any clear indication from those who speak in the name of science and authority as to the direction in which the path of future progress lies".'' 2 Conditions of Human Progress '' "It is now coming to be recognised as a necessarily inherent part of the doctrine of evolution, that if the continual selection which is always going on amongst the higher forms of life were to be suspended, these forms would not only possess no tendency to make progress forwards, but must actually go backwards".'' 3 There is no Rational Sanction for the Conditions of Progress ''"As man can only reach his highest development and employ his powers to the full extent in society, it follows that in the evolution we witness him undergoing throughout history, his development as an individual is necessarily of less importance than his development as a social creature."'' ''"Do any of us deny ourselves a single scuttle of coals so as to make our coalfields last for one more generation?"'' 4 The Central Feature of Human History ''"If we could conceive a visitor from another planet coming amongst us ... He would see that he was in reality living in the midst of a civilisation where the habits, customs, laws, and institutions of the people had been influenced in almost every detail by these religions."'' 5 The Function of Religious Beliefs in the Evolution of Society 6 Western Civilisation 7 Western Civilisation (contd) 8 Modern Socialism 9 Human Evolution is not Primarily Intellectual 10 Concluding RemarksSee also
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