CHAPTER VI. The Directive Theory of Evolution

The Directive Theory of Evolution

Nature’s Power of Response 115

Reinke’s Theory of Dominants 120

Cases of their Action in Evolution 123

Law and Directivity 128

Intelligence and Directivity 130

The Analogy of Social Evolution 131

The Analogy of Language 133

Synthetic Movement of the Cosmic Reason 137

Objections from Imperfect Adaptations and Regressive Forms Stated 143

Mechanical and Psychic Agencies, how Distinguished 146

Science versus ‘Mysticism’ 150

Reply to Objection from Imperfect Adaptations, etc. 152

Man, the Growing-point of Earthly Life 154

Immanence or Transcendence of the Cosmic Reason? 155

Man’s Relations to the Whole 157