Post-Prandial Philosophy, by Grant Allen

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Title: Post-Prandial Philosophy

Author: Grant Allen

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Language: English

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POST-PRANDIAL PHILOSOPHY

By GRANT ALLEN

AUTHOR OF "THE EVOLUTIONIST AT LARGE," ETC.

LONDON: CHATTO & WINDUS 1894

PREFACE

These Essays appeared originally in The Westminster Gazette, and have only been so far modified here as is necessary for purposes of volume publication. They aim at being suggestive rather than exhaustive: I shall be satisfied if I have provoked thought without following out each train to a logical conclusion. Most of the Essays are just what they pretend to be--crystallisations into writing of ideas suggested in familiar conversation.

G. A.

Hind Head, March 1894.

CONTENTS

PAGE

I. THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE AMONG LANGUAGES 1

II. IN THE MATTER OF ARISTOCRACY 9

III. SCIENCE IN EDUCATION 18

IV. THE THEORY OF SCAPEGOATS 27

V. AMERICAN DUCHESSES 35

VI. IS ENGLAND PLAYED OUT? 44

VII. THE GAME AND

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