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alone can arrest attention strongly; and these are
coming in such flocks, that the next step will surely be
to find a method of discovering methods. This can only
come from a theory of the method of discovery. In order
to cover every possibility, this should be founded on a
general doctrine of methods of attainship purposes,
in general; and this, in turn, should spring from a
still more general doctrine of the nature of teleological
action, in general.

Although the number of works upon Methodetnic since
Bacon's [Novum Organum?] has been large, none has
been greatly illuminative. Bacon's work was a total
failure, elaquently pointing out some obvious points
of error, and to some minds stimulating, but affording no real
help to an earnest inquirer. The [task?] on this subject
remains to be written; and what I am chielfly