Excerpt from Essays in Sociology, Vol. 2 So far as my reading goes, Mr. Cooley is en titled to claim that, while his position is not new, no one has so fully maintained it in this par ticular connection; although the research of M. De Candolle in his H isloire des Sciences a des Savant: handles 'the general problem perhaps more comprehensively. It is with some diffi dence, therefore, that I venture to suggest that the argument may be carried further, not only as against Galton, but as against more circum spect attacks from Galton's point of view. The practical importance of the question, however, may excuse an attempt - made in entire sym pathy with Mr. Cooley - thus to develop the discussion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.