My Panosormy of the Physical Universe snd of hose who Live In It By Penniston, Published Author, Lane 1378. House No, 20, Vu Yuen Road, Shanghai. $3.
Aside from the fact tha: Part I fs placed before Part I, and that the processes of logic-applied by Mr. 3. 'B. Penniston are decidedly oh the ingenious side, "My Philosophy" is a usual book. We are informed that "the author, a long-haired American living in China, goes siting through the pages of "My Philosophy' ina spirit of high adventure." However that may be, he certainly goes through the pages of his book with an eye to human faults, presenting, incidentally, 2 picture of an idea! state which, he believes, might at Toast be governed by human. intel ligence and not by human accidents of stupidity. In this one may feel real sympathy at moments, only to smile at the spectacle of nyper-intelligence on a rampage of discovery.
However unorthodox Mr. Pennis-ton's ideas, and however inexcusably frank his expressions may be, it is interesting to follow his "wave theory" as set forth in the frst part of his book which, illogically, follows Part 'I To be. sure, his foreword explains this, but it is dis-Hlusioning to find an avowed disciple of logic yielding to the requirements of a "stupid" world in his own exposition of the supremacy of logic. Perhaps he is hyper-logicd for the sake of his readers. Mr. Penniston is believer in logic. He tells us this Jagain and again, and exemplifies it again and again as he develops a precise and valuable exposition Jogical analysis. His "wave system" of scientific theory may provide a most valuable springboard for finite research, Again, it may be re-agated to the musty corner reserved by the orthodox for all the unorthodox who blaze tails before their time. However, though one may disagree with Mr. Penniston, and find him objectionable in his phrase ing at times, uncouth in his argu: ment at others, anyone who fancies unself the possessor of a "scientific mind" will enjoy matching wits with the quixotic author—pi-c.
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