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Wherever anything lives, there is, open somewhere, a register in which time is being inscribed.Creative Evolution (1911), ch. I, trans. Arthur Mitchell

dichotomy of the. In modem

Reason and life. 7. 8, 48. IBl

IroltaUon of the. by Intelit-

cannot transcend itself. «».«

Bence, 90. 204. SES. 370. 307,

and experience, 203-4

Obliteration of outlines In the.

and matter, 204-6, 308-B

ll-i. ISS. 189. 20T-g

on matter and life, 7. 8

Realism, ancient, 331-3

' Realists and Idealists alike as-

In the dream. 202. 307-S

sume possibility o( absence ot

and perception. 180. 181

order. 320. 231-2

Reality, absolute. I9S. 838-9. MO,

present In the sute of rel&x-

deitrees of, 323, S2T

the eharsctcrlsdc powers cf

In donmallc metai>hyB!cs. 196

Intellect. 167. 2S1

double form of. 179-80. 218. 230-

memory with. 6 > J

as duration. 11-S. »17, !T8

Reflection. 16S-9 ^U

as flui, 166. 360, 361. 294. 337.

Reflex actlvlly, 110 ^H

compound, 173-4, 176-8 m

Refraction of the Idea thMigil

aSS-4, 366. Ses Frwnes ot the

matter or non- being, Il(-7

understanding

of reality through forms of p»r-

U trMdom. »I

ceplion, 304. 238, 3t9-M

Rwenentlon and Individuality.

13, 14
Reelsler or time, IS, 20. 31
Relnke. 43 nets

He Lb tlon. imprint ol

Index 401

Reproduction Knd [ndlvlduaUoa,

. Iss

197. 230
Relativity of Immobility. IGE
Of the Intellect. »1. 48-9. IBI,
IBS. IBT. 19E-E. 197-g, 19», Zl»,
173, SOB -7. 380-1
of knowledge. ISZ, 191. 330
of perception, 2ZS-T, S!8. 300-1
Relaxation In the dream itate,
SOI, 209-10
and eiunslon, 20], 207-8, 201.

ZID. 112. 218. !23, 24G Uid Intellect, 200. 207 -8. 209,

logic a, of virtual geometry, 211

matter a. of unextended Into extended, 218

memory vaalshes In complete,

necesiity as, of freedom, 21S

present continually recom-
mences In the atate of relaxa-
tion. 200

will vanishes In complela, ZOO, 207 -8

See Tension Releaslne cause, 72, 74. 115. 118-

Repetition and general Izatlon.

4e-S. 47

action, 143-4.

jalltli

■eta. 302-3. 314
and consciousness, 143-4
of motion. IGS-eO, 301-4. SOE,

30«-7. 308. 313, 3ie, 344-G
Of the Nought, 273-10, 2B1-4,
28«-317, 327
Btpresented or Internalized ac-
tion dIMInculihed from ei<
mallied action, 144-T. IGl-

Retrospection the funo

tellect. 4T-S. 231 Reversed peycliology: IntultloiuU

cosmology, 208 Rhlzocephala and animal mobtl-

Uy. Ill
Rhumbler, 34 note
Rhythm of duration, 11-3, ItT-l,
300-1, 34E-7
Intelligence adopts ttia. of ao-

tlon. 30G-S
of perception. 299-300, 301
and quality. 301
Boannlng the. ( " "

the (unction of science, 34fl-T

I, Icg

Science (ContlnuBd)

cinema toBraph lea i character of

modem. 32i. SaO, 336- T. 340-

1, 3«Z, 345-8 conventionality of t

pect or, 206-7
and deduction, 212 -S
and discontinuity, 1 61 -2

B. 316-7 Galileo's Influence on modern,

9, no, 173-1.

knowledge of, I S.
eneaeence, 16-23, 2*-?. 4S-3
and apace, 202
Sense- perception. Sea Perciqi-

lion
Sensible Hux, 318-7. 318, 321, 323,
3;!T, 313. 315

in and ultra -Intellectual.

object, apogee <

reality. 314, 317. SIS, 327, 3:9, SenBlblllty, forma of. 361

' 've plant. In IlluHtrtf ' •bllity In plants. 109

See N«r-

Sensuous manifold. 2

235, 236 Sentiment, poetic. In I lluBt ration

of Individuation. 2^8. 25S

lovskl, 2Fi9 note Serpula. In Illustration of ldentl>

cal evolution In divergent

Ilnea. 96
Sexual cells. II, 26. 27, T9-gl
Sexuality parallel in plants an4

animals. GS-flO. 119-21 Shaler. N. S.. 133 r

of animal tendency to mo- bllity, 130-1

of. 168, IB*. IM science, J2S-

Instrument c

SIgwart, 287 no(9 Silurian epoch.

Similarity among Individuals ot
same species the type of gto-
erality, 224-S, !2g-B. 280-1
and mechanical cauaallty, It,

Index

Snapshot (Continued)

Uon, 305, 306, 313, 315, 844.
Bee View of reality, Cinema-
tographical character, etc.
form defined as a, of transition,
301-2. 317, 318, 321-2. 345
Social instinct. 101, 140. 158, 171-2
Ufe. 138. 140, 158. 265
and peda^o£rical character of
negation, 287-97
Societies. 101, 131-2, 158, 171-2,

Society and the individual, 260,

Solar energy stored by plants, re-
leased by animals, 246. 254
systems, 241-4, 246 note, 256,

systems, life in other, 256
Solid, concepts analogous to
solids, ix
intellect as a solid nucleus, 193,

the material of construction
and the object of the intel-
lect. 153. 154. 161. 162. 251
Solidarity between brain and
consciousness. 180. 262
of the parts of matter. 203, 207-
8. 241, 271
Solidification operated by the un-
derstanding. 249

Otbfin in Aristotle. 850
Somnambulism and conscious-
ness. 144. 145. 159
Soul and body, 350

and cell. 269

creation of. 270 Space and action. 208

in ancient philosophy. 818. 819

and concepts. 160-1. 163, 174-5, 176-7. 188-9. 257-9

geometrical. 203

homogeneity of, 156, 212

and induction. 216

in Kant's philosophy, 205. 206. 207. 244

in Leibniz's philosophy. 851

and matter. 189, 202-13. 244. 257. 264. 361-2. 368

and time in Kant's philosophy. 205-6

unity and multiplicity determi- nations of. 357-9

Bee Extension
Spatiality atmosphere of. bath-
ing intelligence. 205

degradation of the extra-spa- tial. 207

and distinctness, 203, 207, 244, KO, 257-9

SpaUality iConHnued)

and geometrical space, 203, 211,

213, 218
and mathematical order, 208,
Special instincts and environ-
ment. 138. 168, 192-3, 194
and recollections. 167, 168. 180
as variations on a theme, 167,
172. 264
Species, articulate, 133
evolution of. 247, 255, 269
and external finality, 128-9, 180-

1. 132. 266
fossil. 102
human, as goal of evolution,

266. 267
human, styled homo faber, 139
and insUnct, 140, 167, 170-2,

and life. 167

similarity within, 223-6, 228-9,
230-1
Speculation, dead -locks in, xii,
155. 156. 312. 313-4
object of philosophy. 44. 152,
196. 198. 220. 225-6. 227, 261,
270-1. 273, 297-8, 306-7, 317,
347-8
Spencer, Herbert, xi. xiv. 78-9,

153. 188. 189. 190. 364, 365
Spencer's evolutionism, corres-
pondence between mind and
matter in. 368
cosmogony in. 188
imprint of relations and laws

upon consciousness in, 188
matter in. 365. 367
mind in, 365, 367
Spheres, concentric, in Aristotle's

philosophy. 328 Sphex. paralyzing instinct in,

172-5 Spiders and paralsrzing hymenop-

tera, 172 Spinal cord. 110

Spinoza, the adequate and the
inadequate, 353
cause. 277
dogmatism. 356, 357
eternity. 353
extension. 350
Qod. 351. 357
intuitionism. 347
mechanism. 348. 352, 855, 356
time. 362
Spirit, 251. 269. 270
Spirituality and materiality. 128-
9. 201-3. 316-7. 208-9. 210-1,
212-3, 217. 218. 219. 222-3,
287, 288, 846, 847-8. 849, 861,

and mei^hiinlan], W
In vegetables. lOH
and the willed order. 2H
Bporl (blolj, 63

Starch, In the function oF vege-
table kingdom. 114
States of becomlns- 1, 13. 163 1

m-englne and bronte. paral-
el as epoch -mark Ins, 13S-9
I Individuality, 360

Superman, tCT

SupraconBCiouaness, S61

Survival Of the (It. 169. 8te Nftt-

Swlm. learning to. as inatlnetlre

learning. 193. 194 Symbol, the concept Is a. Itt,

209, 341-Z at reality, xl, SO-l, 71. S)-9. 9t.

Symbolism. ITE. ISO. 3«0 Sympathetic or Int '

ledge. 309, 310. Sympathy,

nlz's phlloBOPhr, 347
Systems, Isolated. 9-13, 20S. 114.
216, 241. 243. 342. 347-9

Tangent and c

deduction and lAe moral

sphere. 214 analogy with physlco-chemistrr

and life, 31
Tarakevltch, 1» notv
Teleology. See Flnallsm
Tendency, antagonlsllc tendenclM

of lite. 13, 93. 103, 113. 1I&.

complementary tendencies ot lite. 61. 103. 13E. ISO. lU. Ut

to dlBSodatlon. 260

divergent tendencies of life. E4. 89. 99. 101, 107-g. 109-10, lU. 116-S. 134. 136, 160. tSl. IM.

ToolB ajid [ntellect. 137-il. 160-1.

Bee Implement
Torpor. In evolution, 109, 111. 113,
120, 12S-36, ISl. Z91
Tortoise, Achltles and the. la

Zen.0. 311
Touch, science expresses sJI per-
ception aa touch, IBS
tB tl vision an [ntelllBence to

Tandency (Canttnued)

mathematical symbols denclea, !2. 23

transmission of. 80-

the Inversion of vital,

of personality. 199-200, 201,
207-8, 2ST, 239, 300
Ternary substances, 121
Theolosy

philosophy of Ideas. 316
Theoretic tallacleH, 263. 2B(
knowlcdse and Instinct, 177.

knowledge and Intellect. IBS.
177, 179. 238. 270, 342, 3*3
TbeorislnK not the orlKlnal

aoo
aa dlBtlnsulshed from relation,
147. 148. 160. 161. 168-9, 169-
«0, ISl, 117. 303, 362. 866-7

operated by
understanding. 149
Thlng-ln-Itoalf. 206. 306, 280-1,
: Vlmaeus. SIR nolt
I Time and the abaolut*. 340, "211,
297-8. 839, 343-4
•faatract. 21, 32, 87, 39
Articulations of resi, 881-3
u fore*, 16, 46-S. 47. Gl, 103,

M> hemoitaneouB. 17. II. 1(8-4, and Keometry. Ix, xlt

til -I and Innateneas of eatejK>TiM,

•a Independent variable, 20. 147. 148-9

tlG-7 and Intuition. 48-T

Interval of, 9. 22. 23 and life, li-xv. IS. 82-3. 41-60.

asfl •imnltasMty. a. 338. 33T, »S

UI and Inert SMttw, 166. 1<8. 179,

Underatflndlne (Continveifi

and the aolld, Ix

unttmlted scape of the, 149, ISO,

Intelllecnce,

Conoepl. Calegorlea, FrameB

ef the underatandlnK, Iab^c

Undone, automatic and flel

nate evolution Ib action be-

UnfoldlnK cauae, 73, 74 UnfOrcaeeableaoBS of action, 47

of duration. 6. 184. 340-Z

of evolution, 47. 48. 62, SS, Z24

Of Invention, 164

of life. 164. 134

and the wlllt^d order. 224, 342-3

Unification as the function of the

Intellect. 152. 164. 3BT-S Unlqueneu o( phaaea of duration.

Of nature, 104-6. 189-90, ISl.

195-6, ]97. 199. 322. 352, 356-3
of the orEanlBm. 17S-7
Qt aclence. 195-6. 197. 228-9,

UnlversaJ I:

life, cam

with.

Universe, Deac

continuity of, 346

Idea at dls-

Unmaklng. 1

cess ot materiality, 346, 343,

249. 261. 272. 342-3 UnorganlEed bodlea. 7-3, 14. 10.

21, 186. See Inert matter

nenta,

Vaneaaa levttna and Faneaia prarta, transformation of, 7!

Variable, time as an Independent. 20. 336

Variation, accidental. E6. «-l,
63, 35, 168-9
of color. In llxarda. 7!. 74

In plar

physical, and th
order. 2SS. 275
duration of. 10, 11. 241
evolution of, 241. 246 tiata
growth of. 342-3. 344
movement of. In ArlElotle,
mutahllUr of. 244. 246
as organism, 81. 241

rhythm of. 337. 3S9, 3J».7
atntes of, considered by aclence,
386. 337

n of physio. 343-9,

Unknowable, tbe, of evolutlonUm, the. in Kant, 104, lOG. 20(

lenslble, 03, 68

,erest as cause of, 111-3 Is. 86-86

I kingdom. 8ee Plant*
Verb, relation expressed by. 143
Verba, Bubatantlves and adjec-
tives, 303
Verse end prose. In lIlaBtrallon

of the two kinds of order, lit.

Vertebrate. Ix. 126. 130, Itl-I. Ill Vlbratlona. matter analyied lute

elementary, 201 Vicious circle, apparent, o( In-

tultlonlsm, 192-4. 196-7 of Inlellectuailam, 194. 191, 313-

view.

of b«camlBg,

of reality, 306
Vignon, P., 36 not*
Virtual a

Index

in a. 179
Vision of God, in Alexandrian
philosophy, 822
in molluscs. See Eye of mol-
luscs, etc.
in Salamandra m(iculata, 75
Vital activity, 134-6, 139, 140, 166-
9, 246, 247-8
current, 26, 27, 53-5, 80. 85, 87,
88. 96-105. 118-9, 120. 230-1.
232. 239, 257, 266. 270
impetus, 50-1. 53-5. 85. 87. 88,
98-105, 118-9, 126-7, 128, 131-
2, 141-2, 148-9, 150, 218, 230-1,
232, 247-8. 250, 252. 254-5, 261
order, cause in, 34, 35. 94-5. 164
order, finality and. 223-5, 226
order, generalization in the,
and in the mathematical or-
der contrasted. 225, 226. 230-1
order, and the geometrical
order, 222-3. 225, 226, 230, 231,
235, 236, 330-1
order, imitation of physical

order by vital, 230
principle, 42, 43, 225, 226
order, repetition in the vital
and the mathematical orders
contrasted. 225, 226, 230, 231
process, 166-7
Vitalism, 42, 43

Void, representation of, 273, 274,
275, 277-8. 281. 283-4. 289-90,
291, 292, 294, 296, 298
Voisin, 80

Volition and cerebral mechan-
ism, 253-4
Voluntary activity, 110, 252
Vries (de), 24, 63 note, 85
Wasps, instinct in, 140, 172

Weapons and intellect, 137
Weismann, 26, 78, 80-1
Will and caprice, 47
and cerebral mechanism, 252
current of, penetrating matter,

insertion of, into reality, 305-

6, 307
and relaxation, 201, 207-8
and mechanism in disorder, 238
tension of, 199, 201, 207-8
Willed order, mutual contingency
of willed order and mathe-
matical order, 231-3
unforeseeability in the, 224,
342-3
Willing, coincidence of seeing

and. in intuition, 237
Wilson, E. B., 36
Wolff, 75 note
Words and states, 4, 302-8
three classes of, corresponding
to three clases of representa-
tion, 302-3. 313-4
World, intelligible, 162-8

principle: conciousness, 237, 261
Worms, in illustration of am-
biguity of primitive organ-
isms, 130

Yellow-winged sphex, paralyzing instinct in, 172

Zeno on motion, 308-13

Zone of potentialities surround- ing acts. 179-80, 181, 264

Zoology, 128-9

Zoospores of algae, in illustra- tion of mobility In plants, 112

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Presents M. Bergson's philosophy to the public
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who desire initiation in the new philosophy.

Professor Bergson in a letter to the author says; — "Underneath and beyond the method, you have caught the intention and the spirit. . . . Your study could not be more conscientious or true to the original . . . much more has been necessary than a close study of my works ; it has required deep sympathy of thought, the power, in fact, of rethinking the subject in a personal and original manner. Nowhere is this sympathy more in evidence than in your concluding pages, where in a few words, you point out the possibilities of further developmcnis of the doctrine. In this direction 1 should myself say exactly what you have said."