第7章

类别:其他 作者:Thomas Henry Huxley字数:12698更新时间:18/12/27 09:25:42
[4] PrinceGeorgeofCambridge:thegrandsonofKingGeorgeIII,secondDukeofCambridge,andCommander—in—chiefoftheBritishArmy. [5] Mr.HerbertSpencer(1820——1903):acelebratedEnglishphilosopherandpowerfuladvocateofthedoctrineofevolution.Spencerisregardedasoneofthemostprofoundthinkersofmoderntimes.HewasoneofHuxley’sclosestfriends. [6] inpartibusinfidelium:inthedomainoftheunbelievers. [7] \"sweetsouthuponabedofviolets.\"Cf.TwelfthNight,ActI,sc. I,l.5. O,itcameo’ermyearlikethesweetsoundThatbreathesuponabankofviolets,Stealingandgivingodour. Forthereading\"sweetsouth\"insteadof\"sweetsound,\"seeRolfe’seditionofTwelfthNight. [8] \"Lehrjahre\":apprenticeship. CharingCrossSchoolofMedicine:aschoolconnectedwiththeCharingCrossHospitalintheStrand,London. [9] Nelson:HoratioNelson,acelebratedEnglishAdmiralborninNorfolk,England,1758,anddiedonboardtheVictoryatTrafalgar,1805.ItwasbeforethebattleoffCapeTrafalgarthatNelsonhoistedhisfamoussignal,\"Englandexpectseverymanwilldohisduty.\"Cf.Tennyson’sOdetotheDukeofWellington,stanzaVI,forafamoustributetoNelson. [10] middies:abbreviatedformformidshipmen. [11] SuitesaBuffon:sequelstoBuffon.Buffon(1707—1781)wasaFrenchnaturalistwhowrotemanyvolumesonscience. [12] LinneanSociety:ascientificsocietyformedin1788undertheauspicesofseveralfellowsoftheRoyalSociety. [13] RoyalSociety:TheRoyalSocietyforImprovingNaturalKnowledge; theoldestscientificsocietyinGreatBritain,andoneoftheoldestinEurope.ItwasfoundedbyCharlesII,in1660,itsnucleusbeinganassociationoflearnedmenalreadyinexistence. ItissupposedtobeidenticalwiththeInvisibleCollegewhichBoylementionsin1646.ItwasincorporatedunderthenameofTheRoyalSocietyin1661.ThepublicationsoftheRoyalSocietyarecalledPhilosophicalTransactions.Thesocietyhascloseconnectionwiththegovernment,andhasassistedthegovernmentinvariousimportantscientificundertakingsamongwhichmaybementionedParry’sNorthPoleexpedition.Thesocietyalsodistributes$20,000yearlyforthepromotionofscientificresearch. [14] Rastignac:acharacterinLePereGoriot.AtthecloseofthestoryRastignacsays,\"Anousdeux,maintenant\":——Henceforththereiswarbetweenus. [15] PereGoriot:anovelofBalzac’swithaplotsimilartoKingLear. [16] ProfessorTyndall(1820—1893):adistinguishedBritishphysicistandmemberoftheRoyalSociety.HeexploredwithHuxleytheglaciersofSwitzerland.Hisworkinelectricity,radiantheat,lightandacousticsgavehimaforemostplaceinscience. [17] Ecclesiasticalspirit:thespiritmanifestedbytheclergyofEnglandinHuxley’stimeagainstthetruthsofscience.Theclergyconsideredscientifictruthtobedisastroustoreligioustruth. Huxley’sattitudetowardtheteachingofreligioustruthisilluminatedbythisquotation,whichheusestoexplainhisownposition:\"IhavethefullestconfidencethatinthereadingandexplainingoftheBible,whatthechildrenwillbetaughtwillbethegreattruthsofChristianLifeandconduct,whichallofusdesiretheyshouldknow,andthatnoeffortwillbemadetocramintotheirpoorlittleminds,theologicaldogmaswhichtheirtenderagepreventsthemfromunderstanding.\"Huxleydefineshisideaofachurchasaplaceinwhich,\"weekbyweek,servicesshouldbedevoted,nottotheiterationofabstractpropositionsintheology,buttothesettingbeforemen’smindsofanidealoftrue,justandpureliving;aplaceinwhichthosewhoarewearyoftheburdenofdailycaresshouldfindamoment’srestinthecontemplationofthehigherlifewhichispossibleforall,thoughattainedbysofew;aplaceinwhichthemanofstrifeandofbusinessshouldhavetimetothinkhowsmall,afterall,aretherewardshecovetscomparedwithpeaceandcharity.\" [18] NewReformation:Huxleywrites:\"WeareinthemidstofagiganticmovementgreaterthanthatwhichprecededandproducedtheReformation,andreallyonlythecontinuationofthatmovement Butthisorganizationwillbetheworkofgenerationsofmen,andthosewhofurtheritmostwillbethosewhoteachmentorestinnolie,andtorestinnoverbaldelusion.\" ONTHEADVISABLENESSOFIMPROVINGNATURALKNOWLEDGE(1866) [19] OntheAdvisablenessofImprovingNaturalKnowledge:fromMethodandResults:alsopublishedinLaySermons,AddressesandReviews. Forthehistoryofthetimesmentionedinthisessay,seeGreen’sShortHistoryoftheEnglishPeople. [20] Theveryspot:St.Martin’sBoroughHallandPublicLibrary,onCharingCrossRoad,nearTrafalgarSquare. [21] Defoe(1661—1731):anEnglishnovelistandpoliticalwriter.OnaccountofhispoliticalwritingsDefoewassentencedtostandinthepillory,andtobe\"imprisonedduringtheQueen’spleasure.\" Duringthisimprisonmenthewrotemanyarticles.LaterinlifehewroteRobinsonCrusoe,TheFortunesandMisfortunesofMollFlanders,JournalofthePlagueYear,andotherbookslesswellknown. [22] unholycursingandcracklingwitoftheRochestersandSedleys: JohnWilmot,thesecondEarlofRochester,andSirCharlesSedley,werebothfriendsofCharlesII,andwerenotedforbitingwitandprofligacy.Green,inhisShortHistoryoftheEnglishPeople,thusdescribesthem:\"LordRochesterwasafashionablepoet,andthetitlesofsomeofhispoemsaresuchasnopenofourdaycouldcopy.SirCharlesSedleywasafashionablewit,andthefoulnessofhiswordsmadeeventheportersintheCoventGardenbelthimfromthebalconywhenheventuredtoaddressthem.\" [23] Laud:ArchbishopofCanterbury.Laudwasbornin1573,andbeheadedatLondonin1645.HewasthroughoutthereignofCharlesIastaunchsupporteroftheKing.HewasimpeachedbytheLongParliamentin1640andexecutedonTowerHill,in1645. [24] selenography:thescientificstudyofthemoonwithspecialreferencetoitsphysicalcondition. [25] Torricellianexperiment:areferencetothediscoveryoftheprincipleofthebarometerbytheItalian,Torricelli,in1643. [26] SirFrancisBacon(1561—1626):Baconendeavoredtoteachthatcivilizationcannotbebroughttoahighpointexceptasmanapplieshimselftothestudyofthesecretsofnature,andusesthesediscoveriesforinventionswhichwillgivehimpoweroverhisenvironment.Thechiefvalueoftheworkwasthatitcalledattentiontotheusesofinductionandtotheexperimentalstudyoffacts.SeeRoger’sAStudent’sHistoryofPhilosophy,page243. [27] ThelearnedDr.Wallis(1616—1703):Dr.WallisisregardedasthegreatestofNewton’spredecessorsinmathematicalhistory.Hisworksarenumerousandareonagreatvarietyofsubjects.HewasoneofthefirstmembersoftheRoyalSociety. [28] \"NewPhilosophy\":Bacon’sideasonscienceandphilosophyassetforthinhisworks. [29] RoyalSociety:seenote,page11. [30] Newton,SirIsaac(1642—1721):adistinguishednaturalphilosopherofEngland.NewtonwaselectedamemberoftheRoyalSocietyin1672.Hismostimportantscientificaccomplishmentwastheestablishingofthelawofuniversalgravitation.ThestoryofthefalloftheapplewasfirstrelatedbyVoltairetowhomitwasgivenbyNewton’sniece. [31] \"PhilosophicalTransactions\":thepublicationsoftheRoyalSociety. [32] Galileo(1564—1642):afamousItalianastronomer.Hismostnotedworkwastheconstructionofthethermometerandatelescope.HediscoveredthesatellitesofJupiterin1610.In1610,also,heobservedthesun’sspots.HisviewswerecondemnedbythePopein1616andin1633hewasforcedbytheInquisitiontoabjuretheCopernicantheory. [33] Vesalius(1514—1564):anotedBelgiananatomist. [34] Harvey(1578—1657):anEnglishphysiologistandanatomist.Heisnotedespeciallyforhisdiscoveryofthecirculationoftheblood. [35] Subtlespeculations:SelbygivesexamplesfromquestionsdiscussedbyThomasAquinas.Whetherallangelsbelongtothesamegenus,whetherdemonsareevilbynature,orbywill,whethertheycanchangeonesubstanceintoanother,whetheranangelcanmovefromonepointtoanotherwithoutpassingthroughintermediatespace. [36] Schoolmen:atermusedtodesignatethefollowersofscholasticism,aphilosophyofdogmaticreligionwhichassumedacertainsubject— matterasabsoluteandunquestionable.ThedutyoftheSchoolmanwastoexplainchurchdoctrine;theseexplanationswerecharacterizedbyfinedistinctionsandbyanabsenceofrealcontent.SeeRoger’sAStudent’sHistoryofPhilosophy;alsoBaldwin’sDictionaryofPhilosophyandPsychology. [37] \"writinwater\":anallusiontoKeats’requestthatthewords\"Hereliesonewhosenamewaswritinwater\"behisepitaph.ThewordsareinscribedonhistombintheProtestantCemeteryatRome. [38] LordBrouncker:ThefirstpresidentoftheRoyalSocietyafteritsincorporationin1662wasLordBrouneker. [39] revenant:ghost. [40] Boyle:RobertBoyle(1627—1691):aBritishchemistandnaturalphilosopherwhowasnotedespeciallyforhisdiscoveryofBoyle’slawoftheelasticityofair. [41] Evelyn(1620—1706):anEnglishauthorandmemberoftheRoyalSociety.HismostimportantworkistheDiary,valuableforthefullaccountwhichitgivesofthemannersandcustomsofthetime. [42] TheRestoration:InEnglishhistorythere—establishingoftheEnglishmonarchywiththereturnofKingCharlesIIin1660;byextensionthewholereignofCharlesII:as,thedramatistsoftheRestoration.CenturyDictionary. [43] Aladdin’slamps:areferencetothestoryoftheWonderfulLampintheArabianNights.Themagiclampbroughtmarvelousgoodfortunetothepoorwidow’ssonwhopossessedit.Cf.alsoLowell’sAladdin:—— WhenIwasabeggarlyboy,Andlivedinacellardamp,Ihadnotafriendoratoy,ButIhadAladdin’slamp; WhenIcouldnotsleepforthecold,Ihadfireenoughinmybrain,Andbuilded,withroofsofgold,MybeautifulcastlesinSpain! [44] \"Wheninheaventhestars\":fromTennyson’sSpecimensofaTranslationoftheIliadinBlankVerse. [45] \"increasingGod’shonourandbetteringman’sestate\":Bacon’sstatementofhispurposeinwritingtheAdvancementofLearning. [46] Forexample,etc.:couldthesentencebeginningthusbewritteninbetterform? [47] Rumford(1738—1814):BenjaminThompson,CountRumford,aneminentscientist.RumfordwasborninAmericaandeducatedatHarvard. SuspectedofloyaltytotheKingatthetimeoftherevolution,hewasimprisoned.Acquitted,hewenttoEnglandwherehebecameprominentinpoliticsandscience.InvestedwiththetitleofCountbytheHolyRomanEmpire,hechoseRumfordforhistitleafterthenameofthelittleNewHampshiretownwherehehadtaught.HegavealargesumofmoneytoHarvardCollegetofoundtheRumfordprofessorshipofscience. [48] eccentric:outofthecentre. ALIBERALEDUCATION(1868) [49] ALiberalEducation:fromScienceandEducation;alsopublishedinLaySermons,AddressesandReviews. [50] Ichabod:cf.1Sam.iv,21. [51] seniorwranglership:inCambridgeUniversity,England,onewhohasattainedthefirstclassintheelementarydivisionofthepublicexaminationforhonorsinpureandmixedmathematics,commonlycalledthemathematicaltripos,thosewhocomposethesecondrankofhonorsbeingdesignatedsenioroptimes,andthoseofthethirdorderjunioroptimes.Thestudenttakingabsolutelythefirstplaceinthemathematicaltriposusedtobecalledseniorwrangler,thosefollowingnextinthesamedivisionbeingrespectivelytermedsecond,third,fourth,etc.,wranglers.CenturyDictionary. [52] double—first:anycandidateforthedegreeofBachelorofArtsinOxfordUniversitywhotakesfirst—classhonorsinbothclassicsandmathematicsissaidtohavewonadouble—first. [53] Retzsch(1779—1857):awell—knownGermanpainterandengraver. [54] Test—Act:anEnglishstatuteof1673.Itcompelledallpersonsholdingofficeunderthecrowntotaketheoathsofsupremacyandofallegiance,toreceivethesacramentaccordingtotheusageoftheChurchofEngland,andtosubscribetotheDeclarationagainstTransubstantiation. [55] Poll:anabbreviationandtransliterationof[Greekwords],\"themob\";universityslangforthewholebodyofstudentstakingmerelythedegreeofBachelorofArts,atCambridge. [56] pluck:therejectionofastudent,afterexaminations,whodoesnotcomeuptothestandard. ONAPIECEOFCHALK [57] OnaPieceofChalk:alecturetoworking—menfromLaySermons,AddressesandReviews. [58] NeedlesoftheIsleofWight:theneedlesarethreewhite,pointedrocksofchalk,restingondark—coloredbases,andrisingabruptlyfromtheseatoaheightof100feet.Baedeker’sGreatBritain. [59] LulworthinDorset,toFlamboroughHead:LulworthisonthesoutherncoastofEngland,westoftheIsleofWight:FlamboroughHeadisonthenortheasterncoastofEnglandandextendsintotheGermanOcean. [60] Weald:anamegiventoanoval—shapedchalkareainEngland,beginningneartheStraitsofDover,andextendingintothecountiesofKent,Surrey,Hants,andSussex. [61] Lieut.Brooke:Brookedevisedanapparatusfordeep—seasoundingfromwhichtheweightnecessarytosinktheinstrumentrapidly,wasdetachedwhenitreachedthebottom.Theobjectwastorelievethestrainontheropecausedbyrapidsoundings.ImprovedapparatuseshavebeeninventedsincethetimeofBrooke. [62] Ehrenberg(1795—1876):aGermannaturalistnotedforhisstudiesofInfusoria. [63] BaileyofWestPoint(1811—1857):anAmericannaturalistnotedforhisresearchesinmicroscopy. [64] enterpriseoflayingdownthetelegraph—cable:thefirstAtlantictelegraph—cablebetweenEnglandandAmericawaslaidin1858byCyrusW.FieldofNewYork.Messagesweresentoveritforafewweeks;thenitceasedtoact.ApermanentcablewaslaidbyMr. Fieldin1866. [65] Dr.Wallich(1786—1854):aDanishbotanistandmemberoftheRoyalSociety. [66] Mr.Sorby:PresidentoftheGeologicalSocietyofEngland,andauthorofmanypapersonsubjectsconnectedwithphysicalgeography. [67] SirCharlesLyell(1797—1875):aBritishgeologist,andoneofthefirsttoupholdDarwin’sOriginofSpecies. [68] Echinus:thesea—urchin;ananimalwhichdwellsinaspheroidalshellbuiltupfrompolygonalplates,andcoveredwithsharpspines. [69] Somme:ariverofnorthernFrancewhichflowsintotheEnglishChannelnortheastofDieppe. [70] thechippedflintsofHoxneandAmiens:therudeinstrumentswhichweremadebyprimitivemanwereofchippedflint.NumerousdiscoveriesoflargeflintimplementshavebeenmadeinthenorthofFrance,nearAmiens,andinEngland.ThefirstnotedflintimplementswerediscoveredinHoxne,Suffolk,England,1797.Cf. Evans’AncientStoneImplementsandLyell’sAntiquityofMan. [71] Rev.Mr.Gunn(1800—1881):anEnglishnaturalist.Mr.GunnsentfromTasmaniaalargenumberofplantsandanimalsnowintheBritishMuseum. [72] \"thewhirligigoftime\":cf.Shakespeare,TwelfthNight,ActV,se. I,l.395. [73] EuphratesandHiddekel:cf.Genesisii,14. [74] thegreatriver,theriverofBabylon:cf.Genesisxv,18 [75] Withouthaste,butwithoutrest:fromGoethe’sZahmeXenien.Inalettertohissister,Huxleysays:\"Andthenperhapsbythefollowingofmyfavoritemotto,—— \"’WiedasGestirn,OhneHast,OhneRast’—— somethingmaybedone,andsomeofSisterLizzie’sfondimaginationsturnoutnotaltogetheruntrue.\"Thequotationentireisasfollows:—— WiedasGestirn,OhneHast,AberohneRast,DrehesichjederUmdieeigneLast. THEPRINCIPALSUBJECTSOFEDUCATION(1882) [76] ThePrincipalSubjectsofEducation:anextractfromtheessay,ScienceandArtinRelationtoEducation. [77] thisdiscussion:\"this\"referstothelastsentenceintheprecedingparagraph,inwhichHuxleysaysthatitwillbeimpossibletodeterminetheamountoftimetobegiventotheprincipalsubjectsofeducationuntilitisdetermined\"whattheprincipalsubjectsofeducationoughttobe.\" [78] FrancisBacon:cf.note[26]. [79] thebestchanceofbeinghappy:InconnectionwithHuxley’sworkontheLondonSchoolBoard,hisbiographersaysthatHuxleydidnotregard\"intellectualtrainingonlyfromtheutilitarianpointofview;heinsisted,e.g.,onthevalueofreadingforamusementasoneofthemostvaluableusestohardworkedpeople.\" [80] \"Harmonyingrey\":cf.withl.34inBrowning’sAndreadelSarto. [81] Hobbes(1588—1679):notedforhisviewsofhumannatureandofpolitics.AccordingtoMinto,\"Themeritsascribedtohisstylearebrevity,simplicityandprecision.\" [82] BishopBerkeley(1685—1753):anIrishprelatenotedforhisphilosophicalwritingsandespeciallyforhistheoryofvisionwhichwasthefoundationformoderninvestigationsofthesubject. \"Hisstylehasalwaysbeenesteemedadmirable;simple,felicitousandsweetlymelodious.Hisdialoguesaresustainedwithgreatskill.\"Minto’sManualofEnglishProseLiterature. [83] Wehavebeenrecentlyfurnishedwithinprose:TheIliadofHomertranslatedbyLang,LeafandMyers,thefirsteditionofwhichappearedin1882,isprobablytheonetowhichHuxleyrefers.TheOdyssey,translatedbyButcherandLang,appearedin1879.AmongthebestofthemorerecenttranslationsofHomeraretheOdysseybyGeorgeHerbertPalmer;theIliadbyArthurS.Way,andtheOdysseybythesameauthor. [84] Locke(1632—1704):anEnglishphilosopherofgreatinfluence.HischiefworkisAnEssayConcerningHumanUnderstanding. [85] FranciscusBaconsiccogitavit:thusFrancisBaconthought. THEMETHODOFSCIENTIFICINVESTIGATION(1863) [86] TheMethodofScientificInvestigationisanextractfromthethirdofsixlecturesgiventoworkingmenonTheCausesofthePhenomenaofOrganicNatureinDarwiniana. [87] theseterribleapparatus:apparatusistheformforboththesingularandplural;apparatusesisanotherformfortheplural. [88] IncidentinoneofMoliere’splays:theallusionistothehero,M.Jourdainintheplay,\"LaBourgeoisGentilbomme.\" [89] thesekind:modernwritersregardkindassingular.Shakespearetreateditasapluralnoun,as\"ThesekindofknavesIknew.\" [90] Newton:cf.[30]. [91] Laplace(1749—1827):acelebratedFrenchastronomerandmathematician.Heisbestknownforhistheoryoftheformationoftheplanetarysystems,theso—called\"nebularhypothesis.\"Untilrecentlythishypothesishasgenerallybeenacceptedinitsmainoutlines.Itisnowbeingsupplantedbythe\"SpiralNebularHypothesis\"developedbyProfessorsMoultonandChamberlinoftheUniversityofChicago.SeeMoulton’sIntroductiontoAstronomy,p. 463. ONTHEPHYSICALBASISOFLIFE(1868) [92] OnthePhysicalBasisofLife:fromMethodsandResults;alsopublishedinLaySermons,AddressesandReviews.\"ThesubstanceofthispaperwascontainedinadiscoursewhichwasdeliveredinEdinburghontheeveningofSunday,the8thofNovember,1868—— beingthefirstofaseriesofSundayeveningaddressesuponnon— theologicaltopics,institutedbytheRev.J.Cranbrook.Somephrases,whichcouldpossessonlyatransitoryandlocalinterest,havebeenomitted;insteadofthenewspaperreportoftheArchbishopofYork’saddress,hisGrace’ssubsequentlypublishedpamphletOntheLimitsofPhilosophicalinquiryisquoted,andI have,hereandthere,endeavouredtoexpressmymeaningmorefullyandclearlythanIseemtohavedoneinspeaking——ifImayjudgebysundrycriticismsuponwhatIamsupposedtohavesaid,whichhaveappeared.Butinsubstance,and,sofarasmyrecollectionserves,inform,whatisherewrittencorrespondswithwhatwastheresaid.\"——Huxley. [93] Finnerwhale:anamegiventoawhalewhichhasadorsalfin.A Finnerwhalecommonlymeasuresfrom60to90feetinlength. [94] Afortiori:withstrongerreason:stillmoreconclusively. [95] well—knownepigram:fromGoethe’sVenetianischeEpigramme.Thefollowingisatranslationofthepassage:Whydothepeoplepusheachotherandshout?Theywanttoworkfortheirliving,bringforthchildren;andfeedthemaswellastheypossiblycan Nomancanattaintomore,howevermuchhemaypretendtothecontrary. [96] Maelstroms:acelebratedwhirlpoolorviolentcurrentintheArcticOcean,nearthewesterncoastofNorway,betweentheislandsofMoskenasoandMosken,formerlysupposedtosuckinanddestroyeverythingthatapproacheditatanytime,butnowknownnottobedangerousexceptundercertainconditions.CenturyDictionary. Cf.alsoPoe’sDescentintotheMaelstrom. [97] Milne—Edwards(1800—1885):aFrenchnaturalist.HisElementsdeZoologiewonhimagreatreputation. [98] withsuchqualificationsasarises:atypographicalerror. [99] DeBary(1831—1888):aGermanbotanistnotedespeciallyforhisresearchesincryptogamicbotany. [100] NoMan’sLand:Huxleyprobablyintendsnospecificgeographicalreference.Theexpressioniscommonasadesignationofsomeremoteandunfrequentedlocality. [101] Kuhne(1837—1900):aGermanphysiologistandprofessorofscienceatAmsterdamandHeidelberg. [102] Debemurmortinosnostraque:Horace——ArsPoetica,line63. Asforestschangetheirfoliageyearbyyear,Leaves,thatcomefirst,firsttallanddisappear; Soantiquewordsdieout,andintheirroom,Othersspringup,ofvigorousgrowthandbloom; Ourselvesandallthat’sours,todeatharedue,Andwhyshouldwordsnotbemortaltoo? Martin’stranslation. [103] peaudechagrin:skinofawildass. [104] Balzac(1799—1850):acelebratedFrenchnovelistoftherealisticschooloffiction. [105] Barmecidefeast:theallusionistoastoryintheArabianNightsinwhichamemberoftheBarmecidefamilyplacesasuccessionofemptydishesbeforeabeggar,pretendingthattheycontainarichrepast. [106] modusoperandi:methodofworking. [107] MartinusScriblerus:areferencetoMemoirsofMartinusScribleruswrittenprincipallybyJohnArbuthnot,andpublishedin1741.ThepurposeofthepapersisgivenbyWarburtonandSpenceinthefollowingextractsquotedfromthePrefacetotheMemoirsoftheExtraordinaryLife,WorksandDiscoveriesofMartinusScriblerusinElwinandCourthope’seditionofPope’sworks,vol.x,p.273:—— \"Mr.Pope,Dr.Arbuthnot,andDr.Swift,inconjunction,formedtheprojectofasatireontheabusesofhumanlearning;andtomakeitbetterreceived,proposedtoexecuteitinthemannerofCervantes(theoriginalauthorofthisspeciesofsatire)underacontinuednarrativeoffeignedadventures.Theyhadobservedthatthoseabusesstillkepttheirgroundagainstallthattheablestandgravestauthorscouldsaytodiscreditthem;theyconcluded,therefore,theforceofridiculewaswantingtoquickentheirdisgrace;andridiculewashereinitsplace,whentheabuseshadbeenalreadydetectedbysoberreasoning;andtruthinnodangertosufferbytheprematureuseofsopowerfulaninstrument.\" \"Thedesignofthiswork,asstatedbyPopehimself,istoridiculeallthefalsetastesinlearningunderthecharacterofamanofcapacityenough,thathaddippedintoeveryartandscience,butinjudiciouslyineach.Itwasbegunbyaclubofsomeofthegreatestwitsoftheage——LordOxford,theBishopofRochester,Pope,Congreve,Swift,Arbuthnot,andothers.Gayoftenheldthepen;andAddisonlikeditverywell,andwasnotdisinclinedtocomeintoit.\" [108] accountedfortheoperationofthemeat—jack:fromthepaper\"Tothelearnedinquisitorintonature,MartinusScriblerus:thesocietyoffreethinkersgreeting.\"ElwinandCourthope,Pope’sworks,vol.?,p.332. [109] Theremainderoftheessayendeavorstomeetthechargeofmaterialism.Thefollowingistheconclusion:—— \"Initselfitisoflittlemomentwhetherweexpressthephaenomenaofmatterintermsofspirit;orthephaenomenaofspiritintermsofmatter:mattermayberegardedasaformofthought,thoughtmayberegardedasapropertyofmatter——eachstatementhasacertainrelativetruth.Butwithaviewtotheprogressofscience,thematerialisticterminologyisineverywaytobepreferred.Foritconnectsthoughtwiththeotherphaenomenaoftheuniverse,andsuggestsinquiryintothenatureofthosephysicalconditions,orconcomitantsofthought,whicharemoreorlessaccessibletous,andaknowledgeofwhichmay,infuture,helpustoexercisethesamekindofcontrolovertheworldofthought,aswealreadypossessinrespectofthematerialworld;whereas,thealternative,orspiritualistic,terminologyisutterlybarren,andleadstonothingbutobscurityandconfusionofideas. \"Thustherecanbelittledoubt,thatthefurtherscienceadvances,themoreextensivelyandconsistentlywillallthephaenomenaofNatureberepresentedbymaterialisticformulaeandsymbols.Butthemanofscience,who,forgettingthelimitsofphilosophicalinquiry,slidesfromtheseformulaeandsymbolsintowhatiscommonlyunderstoodbymaterialism,seemstometoplacehimselfonalevelwiththemathematician,whoshouldmistakethex’sandy’swithwhichheworkshisproblems,forrealentities——andwiththisfurtherdisadvantage,ascomparedwiththemathematician,thattheblundersofthelatterareofnopracticalconsequence,whiletheerrorsofsystematicmaterialismmayparalyzetheenergiesanddestroythebeautyofalife.\" ONCORALANDCORALREEFS(1870) [110] OnCoralandCoralReefs:fromCritiquesandAddresses.Theessaywaspublishedin1870. [111] Sicetcuralium:Thusalsothecoral,assoonasittouchestheairturnshard.Itwasasoftplantunderthewater. [112] Boccone(1633—1704):anotedSiciliannaturalist. [113] Marsigli(1658—1730):anItaliansoldierandnaturalist.HewroteAPhysicalHistoryoftheSea. [114] \"TraiteduCorail\":\"Imadethecoralbloominvasesfullofsea— water,andInoticedthatwhatwebelievetobetheflowerofthisso—calledplantwasinrealityonlyaninsectsimilartoalittlenettleorpolype.Ihadthepleasuretoseethepawsorfeetofthisnettlemove,andhavingplacedthevasefullofwaterinwhichthecoralwas,nearthefire,atamoderateheat,allthelittleinsectsexpanded,thenettlestretchedoutitsfeetandformedwhatM.deMarsigliandIhadtakenforthepetalsoftheflower.Thecalyxofthisso—calledfloweristheverybodyoftheanimalissuedfromitscell.\" [115] Reaumur(1683—1757):aFrenchphysiologistandnaturalist,bestknownastheinventoroftheReaumurthermometer.HewasamemberoftheFrenchAcademyofScience. [116] BishopWilson:ThomasWilson(1663—1755),bishopoftheIsleofMan.Detailsofhislifearegiveninthefolioeditionofhisworks(1782).AnappreciationofhisreligiouswritingsisgivenbyMatthewArnoldinCultureandAnarchy.BishopWilson’swords,\"TomakereasonandthewillofGodprevail,\"arethethemeofArnold’sessay,SweetnessandLight. [117] Aneminentmodernwriter:MatthewArnold(1822—1888),eldestsonofThomasArnold,headmasterofRugby;adistinguishedcriticandpoet,andprofessorofpoetryatOxford.TheallusionistoArnold’sessay,SweetnessandLight.Thephrase,\"sweetnessandlight,\"isonewhichAesopusesinSwift’sBattleoftheBookstosumupthesuperiorityoftheancientsoverthemoderns.\"Asforus,theancients,wearecontent,withthebee,topretendtonothingofourownbeyondourwingsandourvoice,thatistosay,ourflightsandourlanguage;fortherest,whateverwehavegothasbeenbyinfinitelaborandsearch,andrangingthrougheverycornerofnature;thedifferenceis,thatinsteadofdirtandpoisonwehaveratherchosetofillourhiveswithhoneyandwax,thusfurnishingmankindwiththetwonoblestthings,whicharesweetnessandlight.\"Arnold’spurposeintheessayistodefinetheculturedmanasonewhoendeavorstomakebeautyandintelligenceprevaileverywhere. [118] AbbeTrembley(1700—1784):aSwissnaturalist.Hewrote\"Memoirespourserviral’histoired’ungenredepolypesd’eaudouce,abrasenformedecornes.\" [119] BernarddeJussieu(1699—1776):aFrenchbotanist;founderofthenaturalclassificationofplants.HewassuperintendentoftheTrianonGardens. [120] Guettard(1715—1786):aFrenchnaturalist. [121] MonteNuovowithintheoldcraterofSomma:MonteNuovo,amountainwestofNaples;Somma,amountainnorthofVesuviuswhichwithitslofty,semicircularcliffencirclestheactiveconeofVesuvius. [122] Mauritius:anislandintheIndianOcean;HuxleyvisitedtheislandwhenonthevoyagewiththeRattlesnake.Hewrotetohismotherofhisvisit:\"Thisislandis,youknow,thesceneofSaintPierre’sbeautifulstoryofPaulandVirginia,overwhichIsupposemostpeoplehavesentimentalizedatonetimeoranotheroftheirlives. UntilwereachedhereIdidnotknowthatthetalewaslikethelady’simprover——afictionfoundedonfact,andthatPaulandVirginiawereatonetimefleshandblood,andthattheirveritabledustwasburiedatPamplemoussesinaspotconsideredasoneofthelionsoftheplace,andvisitedasclassicground.\" [123] Mr.Darwin’scoralreefs:TheStructureandDistributionofCoralReefs,publishedin1848. [124] ProfessorJukes(1811—1869):anEnglishgeologist. [125] Mr.Dana(1813—1895):awell—knownAmericangeologistandmineralogist;aprofessoratYalefrom1845.HewroteanumberofbooksamongwhichisCoralandCoralReefs. [126] Jurassicperiod:thatpartofthegeologicalserieswhichisolderthantheCretaceousandnewerthantheTriassic;socalledfromthepredominanceofrocksofthisageintheJuraMountains.ThethreegreatdivisionsoffossiliferousrocksarecalledtheTriassic,theJurassic,andtheCretaceous. REFERENCEBOOKS Thefollowingreferencebooksaresuggestedforamorecompletetreatmentofvariouspointsinthetext:—— Andrews’HistoryofEngland. Green’sShortHistoryoftheEnglishPeople. Traill’sSocialEngland. 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