A Straggler on the Left

question possible. “The question ought to be, not ‘What good is it?’ but ‘What is its role in the economy of nature?’ ” Why there should be any economy in nature or any nature at all is a point simply passed over. This thinking, revealed early in the book, colors the section on man in the economy of nature, which makes up the final part of his book.

He contrasts Darwin’s and Wallace’s views of evolution and of man most interestingly. Wallace had a better understanding of the nature of the problems than did Darwin, yet Wallace’s thinking led him into “mysticism.” Dr. Bates cannot quite settle this question for himself:

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question possible. “The question ought to be, not ‘What good is it?’ but ‘What is its role in the economy of nature?’ ” Why there should be any economy in nature or any nature at all is a point simply passed over. This thinking, revealed early in the book, colors the section on man in the economy of nature, which makes up the final part of his book.

He contrasts Darwin’s and Wallace’s views of evolution and of man most interestingly. Wallace had a better understanding of the nature of the problems than did Darwin, yet Wallace’s thinking led him into “mysticism.” Dr. Bates cannot quite settle this question for himself: