Chadbourne, P: Instinct -

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Excerpt from Instinct: Its Office in the Animal Kingdom, and Its Relation to the Higher Powers in Man

Observer and thinker may do something to settle these disputed points, but the scantiness Of materi als generally at hand and the liability to error in the interpretations of facts, should make every la borer cautious in his own work and lenient towards the mistakes Of others. It is with a deep convic tion Of the need Of the hearty cooperation of the cultivators of different fields Of science, especially Of Naturalists and Mental Philosophers, in the full study of man, that these Lectures are presented to the public. The necessity Of investigation in spe cial departments Of science is readily conceded. But if men must consume all their strength on one specialty they should remember that excellence in that is no measure Of their ability to decide ques tions in other departments. But such excellence in a single specialty, however restricted, is too often taken by its possessor and by the community as a measure of his just authority on every question he chooses to decide. Broad culture as a foundation for scientific attainments, respect for other sciences than our own and intercourse with those who View the same subjects from other stand-points than our own, are absolutely essential for safe generalizations in those complex sciences that relate to animal and rational life.

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