Free will and determinism.--The nature of time.--Balfour and Bergson.--Huxley on man's place in nature.--The position of woman in the state.--The responsibility of authors.--Universal arbitration, and how far it is possible.--The irrationality of war.--The functions of money.--The pursuit of wealth.-- Public wealth and private expenditure.--Some social reforms.--The poor law.--Charity organization.--Squandering a surplus.--The production and sale of drink.--The smoke nuisance.--Competition v. co-operation.--Ruskin's political economy.--Huxley's Lay sermons.--The attitude of Tennyson towards science.