Excerpt from The Tree in the Midst: A Contribution to the Study of Freedom (l) Harmony, not discord, is the law of the universe. The law of Heraclitus, that Being stands only in virtue of Becoming, is the keystone of the argument; the purport of which is (4) the emancipation of man, which, with its questions of Why and Wherefore have bred philosophy since men began to think. The two views of evolution, chance and purpose. (5) The knowledge of to-day and the wisdom of all time contrasted. (6) With all its change of system one idea has ever prevailed with philosopher and poet, that man is a free agent. This idea, the basis of our inquiry and the master-key to all its intricacies, is teleology. (9) The necessity of defining knowledge and wisdom, science and philosophy. Philosophy stands between science and art. Knowledge is utilitarian, wisdom ethical. (10) Facts and laws of science will frequently be given as essential to that understanding of law, physical, vital, and ethical, which is not the privilege of the technically scientific alone. 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.