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PRINCIPLES OF WESTERN
CIVILISATION
BEING THE FIRST VOLUME OF A SYSTEM
OF EVOLUTIONARY PHILOSOPAY
BY
BENJAMIN KIDD AUTHOR OF "SOCIAL EVOLUTION," THE CONTROL OF THE
TROPICS," ETC.
5565
New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO., LTD.
1902
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THE SHIFTING OF THE CENTRE OF SIGNIFICANCE IN
THE EVOLUTIONARY HYPOTHESIS THE PRINCIPLE
OF PROJECTED EFFICIENCY
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THE PASSING OF THE PRESENT UNDER THE CONTROL
OF THE FUTURE
200