Biological Physics, Physic Metaphysics, Vol. 3

Excerpt from Biological Physics, Physic Metaphysics, Vol. 3: Studies and Essays That man is a composite being has been discovered and acknowledged, with more or less fulness and intelligence, since the beginning of the "thinking world"; that he is composed of mind and body is a truism, the validity of which is so apparent and reiterated, that from generation to generation it has been passed on from mind to mind in such unbroken continuity that it has become an almost innate psychological possession of the human race, and the starting-point of nearly all intellectual progress and civilisation. Although, therefore, one of the oldest of our foundation mental concepts, and a universally acknowledged truth, we think that the last word has not been, and never till the end of time, can be, said upon it, we, therefore, venture to express a few words more on the well-worn subject. We have said that man is a composite being, and we would add that he embodies all varieties of organic life known to science, that is to say, he is composed of organic parts and textures known to the botanist, the zoologist, and the psychologist, not to mention the moralist, and that the embodiment of all these varieties of living matter and energy constitutes him the crown and acme of all organised being. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.