181.

Matter, did Plato teach the eternity of? 371-373;
the doctrine of the Stoics concerning matter, 449 (_note_).

Matter and Form, Aristotle on, 405-408.

Mean, Aristotle's doctrine of the, 420.

Mediator, consciousness of the need of a, awakened by Greek
philosophy, 509-513.

Metaphysical thought, law of its development, 478-480;
three different stages in the individual mind, 478, 479;
and in the universal consciousness of our race, 479.

Metempsychosis regarded by Plato as a mere hypothesis, 376
(_note_).

Mill, J. S., his doctrine that all knowledge is confined to mental
phenomena, 193;
his definition of matter, 196;
his views of personal identity, 196, 197;
his theological opinions, 197.

Miracles, not designed to prove the existence of God, 95.

Moral principles, universal and immutable, which lead to the
recognition of a God, 190;
the Dogmatic Theologians seek to invalidate the argument
therefrom, 261-263.

Mystics, base all religious knowledge on internal feeling, 70.

Mythology, philosophy of Greek, 134-139;
Cudworth's interpretation of, 139-143;
recognized the consciousness of guilt and need of expiation,
123-125.

N.

National Character, a complex result, 17;
conjoint effect of moral and physical influences, 17;
human freedom not to be disregarded in the study of, 20;
influence of geographical surroundings, 23--of climate and
natural scenery, on the pursuits and mental character of nations,
23--on creative art, 24--and literature of nations, 25.

Nations, individuality of, 22;
determined mainly from without, 22.

Natural Realism, 305;
Anaxagoras a natural realist, 311-313.

Nature, interpreted by man according to fundamental laws of his
reason, 133.

O.

Obligation, the sense of, lies at the foundation of religion, 115.

Ontological proof of the existence of God, 491-493.

Ontology, of Plato, 369-379;
the subject-matter of the world of sense, 370-373;
the permanent substratum of mental phenomena, 373-376;
the first Principle of all principles--God, 377-379, 491-493.

Optimism of Plato, 382.

Order of the Universe, had it a beginning, or is it eternal?
178-184.

Order, principle