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PREFACE BY R. A. STREATFEILD

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AUTHOR’S ORIGINAL PREFACE

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CHAPTER

I.

ON CERTAIN ACQUIRED HABITS

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II.

CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS KNOWERS—THE LAW AND GRACE

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III.

APPLICATION OF FOREGOING CHAPTERS TO CERTAIN HABITS ACQUIRED AFTER BIRTH WHICH ARE COMMONLY CONSIDERED INSTINCTIVE

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IV.

APPLICATION OF THE FOREGOING PRINCIPLES TO ACTIONS AND HABITS ACQUIRED BEFORE BIRTH

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V.

PERSONAL IDENTITY

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VI.

PERSONAL IDENTITY—(continued)

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VII.

OUR SUBORDINATE PERSONALITIES

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VIII.

APPLICATION OF THE FOREGOING CHAPTERS—THE ASSIMILATION OF OUTSIDE MATTER

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IX.

ON THE ABEYANCE OF MEMORY

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X.

WHAT WE SHOULD EXPECT TO FIND IF DIFFERENTIATIONS OF STRUCTURE AND INSTINCT ARE MAINLY DUE TO MEMORY

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XI.

INSTINCT AS INHERITED MEMORY

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XII.

INSTINCTS OF NEUTER INSECTS

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XIII.

LAMARCK AND MR. DARWIN

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XIV.

MR. MIVART AND MR. DARWIN

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XV.

CONCLUDING REMARKS

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APPENDIX AUTHOR’S ADDENDA

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