1908 Dec 1
Logic
I.i. 26
The things that are composed of ordinary matter have
three kinds of composition, to wit: 1st, things composed of
essential parts and having essential shapes; 2nd, things not composed of essential parts but which nevertheless take proper shapes; and
3rd, mere aggregations of matter of no proper shape. Of the first of
these three genera, there seems to be three species, to wit: 1st, things
made under the control of mind, such as birds' nests, which are, accordingly, objects [of] Noescepsy,
not of Hyloscepsy; 2nd, single molecules and such more complex wholes as
may exist in protoplasms; but neither of these species can as yet be examined
singly; 3rd, wholes formed largely of protoplasms and capable of growth.
These last are called Organisms. Of the second genus, there are various
species all of little importance excepting crystals, of which there are 32 classes.
The third genus, consisting of mere accidental aggregations of matter, needs no further
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