Excerpt from Evolutionary NaturalismI cannot close without a word as to the situation in philosophy to-day. The critical realist is of the opinion that there is far more agreement in the ranks than is realized. It is not his purpose to found a new philosophical sect. Let me take this opportunity to say that it is his opinion that critical realism does justice to the insights of both pragmatism and neo-realism. I have tried to develop this thesis in Chapter IV. I have hopes that Evolutionary Naturalism will be taken by pragmatists and neo - realists, alike, as a constructive attempt at the metaphysical development of that new pluralism, as Professor Woodbridge calls it, toward which they are both working.The present work is the fulfilment of the promise made in my first book some five years ago that I would subsequently deal with the categories. Perhaps I did not fully realize then how much I was undertaking. This book was in substance completed two years ago, though there have since been minor alterations. I take this opportunity of promising a third book to deal with human life, that is, with values and institutions.I wish to make acknowledgment to my wife for her helpfulness and loyalty; also, to the Open Court Publishing Company for their cour tesy and careful attention to all those details which fall upon the broad shoulders of publishers.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.