6. The Metaphysical Sciences as Sciences of Cognition,-Consciation,
Ideation, and Conation

7. The Logogenetical Sciences as Sciences of Development, Linguistic,
Religious, and Philosophical ..

8. The Humanital, as Integrations of the Natural and Mental Sciences
and the Esthetical Sciences as Sciences of Beauty,-Visual, Musi-
cal, and Poetic ..

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116

9. The Ethical Sciences as Sciences of Conduct, -Action, Virtue, and
Policy

119

10. The Poligenetic Sciences as Sciences of Progress,-Industrial, Moral,
and Jural

123

11. A Classification, which is at once a history of Things, a system of
Correlative Categories, and a history of Knowledges

125

SUBSECTION III.

The Ultimate Principles of Philosophical Investigation.

..

§1. The Postulates must be stated on which are based the conceptions
of Truth which underlie the above Proximate Principles
2. Our Ultimate Principles to be discovered and defined by the Method
of Inverse Deduction

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129

3. The Postulate of the First Proximate, which is the First Ultimate,
Principle..

131

4. The Postulate of the Second Proximate, which is the Second Ulti-
mate Principle

134

5. The Postulate of the Third Proximate, which is the Third Ultimate,
Principle..

137

6. The above compared with the Classifications of Hegel, and Comte,
Spencer, and Hodgson..

140

7. From new Postulates of Truth there follow new Principles of
Authority

144

SECTION III.

The Discovery of the Ultimate Law of History.

SUBSECTION I.

The Inductive Generalisation of the Law of History.

§1. Cause as the "invariable antecedent" the initial conception of our
new inquiry into Causation

2. The 'invariable antecedent" generalised as, in the Phenomena of
Motion, a Differential Relation between Coexistent Pressures 150
3. Correlative Mechanical Conceptions of Atoms, Equivalents, and Cells 153
4. The Hypothesis of Mutually-determining Atoms generalised in the
Physical Principle of Coexistence

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158

5. The Correlative Hypothesis of Moods generalised in the Meta-
physical Principle of Sequence

6. The Integrating Hypothesis of Motives generalised in the Ethical
Principle of Co oneness

162

7. The generalisation of these Principles in that of Mutual Determina-
tion, and the Definition of three Classes of Causes
8. The reconciliation of Idealism and Materialism by the conception
of Causation not merely as Sequence but as Reciprocity..
9. From this conception of Causation when opposed to that of One-
sided Determination results an Empirical Law of History

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SUBSECTION II.

The Speculative Development of our Hypothetical Law.

§1. The second process in the development of this inductive generali.
sation

2. To develope an Empirical into a Rational Law of History we must
integrate with it a Law of Thought..

3. Comparison of the Law of Thought implied in our Method with the
Law of Thought of Hegel

..

4. Comparison with later statements of a similar generalisation by
Boole, Spencer, Neale, Hodgson, and Taine

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5. Comparison of the Begriff theory of the German, with the Associa
tion-theory of the Scottish School

6. The unity of the results of modern research with respect to the
nature of Thought

186

7. By integrating the Ultimate Law of Thought with the Empirical
Law of History, the Ultimate Law of History obtained..

188

8. Comparison of this Law of Thought with Newton's Law of Matter 192
9. Hume's General Theory of History

10. The relation of the Theory of Hume to the Begriff of Hegel
11. The relation of the Theory of Hume to the Law of Comte..
12. The Ultimate Law of History a completion of the Theories of
Hume, Hegel, and Comte

13. This Law of History the basis of a Reconciliative or Synthetic
Philosophy-a new Philosophy of Common Sense

§1. The last Cycle of the History of Man, essentially a History of
Thought..
.. 204
2. A Revolution discoverable, initiating an age distinctively marked
by varied Differentiations.

..

3. Intellectual, Moral, and Social Facts, showing such a Revolution in
the Sixth Century B C...

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211

4. Three Ages in the History of Humanity, and the Philosophies,
Religions and Polities distinctive of the First Age

216

5. The Periods of the Second or Modern Age, and the character of its
Philosophies, Religions, and Polities

222

6. The Third Age of Humanity, and Characteristics of the Philosophy,
Religion, and Polity of the Future

227

7. The Verification of the conception of Causation as Mutual Determi-
nation a Verification also of this Law of History

8. The Explanation by this Law of the Origin of Christianity, the
most important means of verifying it

9. The Contemporary Transformation of Christianity must also be
shown to be deduceable from our Law in order to its verification 235

EPILOGUE.

Farewell to Malta.

§1. The Moral Results of a Rational Law of History
2. We are given in a higher form what is offered by the Christian
Theory of History

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238

3. The love of Christ has been a preparative for the love of Humanity 239
4. Travel in the Birthcountries of Christianity may still be truly a
religious Pilgrimage
241

5. Adieu to the Islet of Christian Orthodoxy and the Rook of Malta.. 243

CHAPTER I.

THE CHRISTIAN REVOLUTION IN ITS INTELLECTUAL

ASPECT.

PROLOGUE.

At the Capital of Neo-Platonism.

SECTION I.

The Relation of Neo-Platonism to Olympianism.

§1. The Alliance between Neo-Platonism and Olympianism
2. The Intellectual and Religious Antagonism

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251

3. The Antagonism also of Moral Spirit

4. Yet a Neo-Platonic Polemic in Defence of Olympianism

.. 252
253

5. Clearly, however, the Neo-Platonists saw that a change was
required

6. Their Attempted Transformation in reading New Meanings into
Old Myths

7. Illustrations of this False Hermeneutic Science of Myths
8. The History of the Development of this False Science
9. The Despairing Confession of the Inevitableness of Christian
Triumph

SECTION II.

The Development of the Notion of Miracle.

§1. The Cause of the Resistance and Despair of the Neo-Platonists
2. Inadequacy of the Causes usually Assigned

..

3. The Neo-Platonic and Christian Doctrines of the Trinity must be
Analysed

4. Neither borrowed, and both original and different
5. The Neo-Platonic Doctrine of the Trinity

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264

11. All the Special Fears of the Neo-Platonists realised in the Triumph
of Christianity

10. The Justification of the Neo-Platonic Resistance to the New
Religion

9. The Christian Doctrine, a Notion of Causation, the Antithesis of
that of Science

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270

271

12. Yet the General Anticipation of the Neo-Platonists not verified
13. The Development of the Notion of Miracle the Antithesis of that
of Law

273

14. The Moral Superiority and Intellectual Inferiority of the Christian

..

274

Doctrine

275

15. Christianity judged without Hatred because judged without Fear.. 277

SECTION III.

The Relation of Broad Churchism to Neo-Platonism.

§1. The Similarity of the Present, to the Neo-Platonic Period..
2. But Neo-Platonism contended for a True, Broad-churchism con.
tends for a false, Intellectual Conception

3. In the Christian Revolution, most Active Forces were of a Moral ;
in the Contemporary Revolution, they are of an Intellectual
Character

4. Neo-Platonism endeavoured to preserve a rudiment of the concep
tion of Law; Broad-churchism, endeavours to preserve a shadow
of the notion of Miracle

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5. The pathetic or contemptible Futility of the Defences of Miracle.. 282
6. No more a Christian, when belief in Miracle given up

Germ

7. Its Miracle-theory the Historical Distinction of Christianity
8. The Religion of the Gospels already a Creed with Orthodoxy in

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287

9. Give to what, in fact, is a New Belief, a New Name

EPILOGUE.

Theocritus as well as Plotinus at Alexandria.

CHAPTER II.

THR ORIGIN OF THE MYTHS OF NATURIANISM.

PROLOGUE,

At the Rock-Tomb of Stabl-Antar.

SECTION I.

The Aspects of Nature in the Nilevalley.

§1. To understand later Western, the origin of earlier Eastern Reli-
gions, must be understood

2. The Origin of Naturianism, and more particularly Osirianism, one of
the Profoundest Origins of Christian Religion

3. Travel as a Means of understanding the Origin of Early Religions
4. Means of verifying our Notions of Primeval Impressions..
5. But Travel thus used, a Means of educating out of Christianity
6. The First Wonder-Impression received from the Nile Valley
7. The Second

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294

296

297
299

301

203

304

9. To understand Effect of each of these Impressions, it must be con-
sidered in relation to the Others

The Wants of Mind and the Powers of Nature.

§1. No Explanation of the Origin of Early Religions without Explana.
tion of the Origin of Early Philosophy

308

2. Classification of the Senses through which we receive the Ultimate
Elements of the Mind's integrating Activity

3. The Laws of Association an incomplete Explanation of the Change
from one Subject of Thought to another

314

4. Changes in Moods the Cause of the Selection of Contiguous and
Similar Ideas

315

5. The Cause of an Association of Ideas not such as affirmed by Mr.
Spencer's Law of Intelligence

317

320

6. The Powers of Nature the Chief Determinants of the Sequences of
Early Thought, and Man made Free only by Science
7. The Egyptian Climate and Soil determined Relation between Upper
and Lower Classes, and hence the whole Constitution of Society .. 322
8. The Egyptian Labourer doomed by Powers of Nature to Ignorance,
Superstition, and Slavery
323

..

325

9. The Power, Knowledge, and Imagination of Upper Classes, also
consequences of Egyptian Climate and Soil
10. The Study of Economic thus seen to be necessary to the Historian 326

11. But not only such Facts as above, but Character of the Primitive
Conception of Causation determined by Powers of Nature
12. The First Class of Phenomena from which-given ignorance and
slavery-the Spiritist Conception of Causation resulted..
13. The Second Class of such Phenomena, and the Facts by which
they are truly to be Explained

..

14. The Third Class of such Phenomena, and a suggested Theory of
Solidarity by which further Explanation may be given
15. Generalisation of Facts by which these Phenomena explained, and
Verification hereby of Law of History

SECTION III.

The Reflection of Nature in the Nile Valley.

§1. The Scientific Conceptions of the West worked-out against the
Theological Conceptions of the East

2. The Origin of Mythologies in Reciprocal Action of the Mind's in-
tegrating Activity, and Nature's Powers and Aspects

..

3. Myths, Ideal Conceptions, accordant with a less or greater num
ber of Objective Facts..

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332

333

338

341

342

344

4. The Refutation of any Hypothesis of the Supernatural Origin of
the Osiris-myth..

346

5. The Powers of Nature determined at once the Grandeur of Esoteric,
and Superstition of Exoteric Osirianism

347

6. The Relation of the Subjective Aspects, to the Objective Powers of
Nature

349

7. Verification of Assumption that Impressions similar to those made
on Ourselves, received by Ancient Egyptians

350

8. The Monuments as witnesses of Impressions made on the Egyptians
by Nile-Valley Aspects of Nature

9. A Lesson for the Present, as well as an Instruction with regard to
the Past, to be derived from Egyptian Nature-Aspects

4. The Ritual of the Egyptians

5. Illustrations of Osirianism

6. The Central Doctrine of Osirianism

7. The Hypothesis of a Supernatural Origin of Osirianism
8. The Facts opposed to any such Hypothesis

9. Reflections on the Origin thus suggested of Christianism

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361
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365