Excerpt from Nature and Cognition of Space and Time Idealism, then, became remarkably prevalent and preponderant with our learned men and societies; and, probably in part because of the facility and rapidity with which it rose to the supremacy, it has been, and is not now less, notably dogmatic, arrogant and intolerant. One characteristic of its domination is the fact that it largely controls the publication of philosophical products, or the stamp ing of them with Imprimatur, through its dis ciples as proprietors or editors of philosophical magazines and as readers and advisers to publishers. What was idealism's gain was, of course, realism's loss; but the latter retained, and still retains, its Old hold upon the popular mind, - a possession that must not be undervalued. 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.